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WINDSOR IS OPEN
U0S T e.eg»nt hotel in the
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i.irt vu broken on tb*
.art bouve square for the
„cb Americus had for year*
. for and dreamed of.
.('twenty-three months from
Americas realises that beranx-
niaterlalized Into the
K |, owned by those who have
put their cash Into its superb
. ..Loi>e» ha*e
m i7nar:ent hotel In all Georgia. »
t pI ^r.m'riumlomie cards of InvU
I **•» list* told ,ho K Kid|aew*r»t”homo
I icd sbtoad
T r II "tel Windsor, the pride of the
ICiLirerciil City, Is finished,{.and "the
lireci'G request the pleasure of your
|@apW a! 11,0 Krand ! «l**nlng, June
' * »lon.—The Windsor was
| felt by Americas men with Amcrirus
| B >M*.■
*->{ t'Di, .
but they have put their hearts
i,M in future successful management.
TL(t( j, much in the name of this
I r |«(!i'l hotel. The Windsor, named in
I j,‘, ; Mr. John Windsor, a prominent
I Maker "i this city, who has given bis
tai. money, and good will to this great
„. tt pri»c-cver active lias he been since
dint »Mne of the foundation was
I hid up to now. The compliment is a
I jut and deserved oue to Mr. Windsor,
I iad the name will ever prove a mascot
| |>r the finest hotel iu the south.
The Windsor will lie a success for
|/;la Windsor makes no failures,
| tierythin.'tlut his name is connected
«8b prospers. He has done much to
J khld .[> hi* native city, and to-day be
| si bis earnest co-workers, S. H. Ilawk'
I b. t A. Hawkins, C. C. Hawkins, M.
I t. J. hiiiridge, C. A. Fricker, J.
| T. Sheffield, Geo. I). Wheatley, T.
Wheatley, Dr. K. T. Mathis, C. C. Clay,
8.P. Hollis. C'. M. Wheatley and J. C.
Kltbolson have cause to rejoice and be
| arrry. They have erected a magnificent
uinen: to their e-nterjirlae and gen-
I etvui public spirit. They bare put their
| ({tty into tuis building to promote
| the interest oi every man, woman and
[ child in Aiuericus equally with their
tn. Yes, they have covered themselves
with glory, and c tu now drink, be mer-
j rj and enjoy the results of their labor.
'The Hotel Windsor is tlulshed, and pro-
claims (lie glad tidings to the outside
world; inciting those from the torrid re-
I (has to come and dwell iu some of
[ those beautiful pink and rose boudoirs,
I there midst lovely and blissful sur-
| r.-sailings enjoy the refreshing zephyrs
THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES--RECORDH.K: FRIDAY, .JUNE 24, 1892.
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still young, in more sombre hue and
texture.
Then there were young men whoee
faces bespoke the happiness of youth,
and men—still young, whose face* bote
announced enjoyment of a mote settled
•Be.
All ages were present and all looked
•**PP}. From 0 o'clock until long after
12 the ball room was crowded, and the
halls and parlors, too, were filled. The
programme of dances was gone through
with exactness, and everybody had a
chance to dance his or her favorite
dance.
The floor managers were C. C. Clay,
J. C. Nicholson, E. A. Hawkins, Jr , and
Ice Cain, and well did they perform
their duty.
There were many vieitors from neigh*
boring cities out, and happily did they
spend the time. Everybody enjoyed the
occasion, and of the many hundred pres
ent not one can he found who does not
declare it a social event surpassing all
efforts of the past.
THE LADIES WIN
IN THE 8FELLINO BEE AT THE CITY
HALL
til*ea Lut Night for Ihs Keneflt of thv
Uhnuy. Miss Carrie Speer Won the ITrst
Prise-Kverytoedy Eagfeyed the Kvenles
Immensely—An Ann-ting Entertainment.
Everybody was out to the spelling bee
last nigbt.
And, of comae, they bad the pleasure
of cheering the ladies as the winners of
the match.
As might have been expected, when
an eutertainment with Mrs. John A.
Cobh and Miss Maris Harruld as spon
sors, was tendered tbe good people of
Amerieut, the »|>eIUog bee was a suc
cess.
Sharply at 3 o'clock, the chosen schol
ars put in their appearance iu the coun
cil room, when they were otganized into
two classes. As there were s good many
more gentlemen than ladies on hand. It
was detei mined to let Major Speer and
[IDr. Kldtldgc choose alternately from
those present until the two classes were
made up,
'Twas very amusing to see the major,
as well as the doctor, peer iuto the faces
of those pieseut In the effort to divine,
from the color of the eye or the shape
of the tmse, or |>erbaps the size of the
mouth, as to the ability to spell cor
rectly. Tbe gentlemen themselves Ire
lug old cuough to be the grandfather of
either of the ladies proposing to spell,
they accepted the scrutiny Imposed very
amiably.
The two classes then Hied up In cou
ples In the city hall lu which was assem
bled all that Americas can show up in
dignity. Intelligence and comeliness in
the shajie of an audleuce.
J udge (Suerry acted the teacher's part,
and just like other teachers, when he
came to a pretty scholar he tried to spell
the surd for her, Irut he soon found that
such help was not needed In the class
before him. As fast as the gentlemen
were asked to spell words not exactly in
the line of their professions they missed
horribly.
Mr. Ilawkc* could only spell some
thing appertaining to law, so also Mr.
Hooper. Mr. Charley Ansley knew ex-
Open ft»r IHutier.
Although given hut a short n>-
Tilton and bis employes suer. -
fixing up a splendid dinucr yesu-i i .y.
Auil there were many people to en
joy it.
Fifty-two people registered for diuner,
and just that mtmlier pronounced It otic
of the best dinners they evei had.
Of the number about half were citizens
of Americus. tn tbe afternoon and last
night many more came iu. and the
Windsor's register shows over one hun
dred guests for the first day.
This Is a good start, and guests and
managcia ate all satisfied.
Hotel Mention.
The new platio came iu Wednesday
afternoon. It left New York Saturday
afternoon by the Ocean Steamship line,
and came from Savannah by the S. A. A-
M. It's one of the quickest trips on
record.
The instrument is a Sobtuer Grand and
is priced at el. 400. It certainly is a
beauty, all mahogany anil Hnislied in the
best of style. There are more expen
sive piano*, hut not one in the world is
finer in skill of work, architecture and
general make up. None are made bet
ter, and those that cost more are only
so because of carving or of larger size.
The piano was ordered through James : actly how to spell merino and bomba-
Fricker A liro. It was admired by ail zinc, but anything else toon floundered
who saw it yesterday. I him. Mr. Lott Warren knew how to
Mrs. J. B. and A. IJ. Hinkle pro-1spill ca»hier, but beyond that he could
tented the hotel with a lovely basket «f not go. Dr. Eldridge did spell one or
■AJTV MELONS.
from Contois at Boat sad Lively
Interest.
the flnest (lower* yesterday.
Mr. G I, Non man, the architect, waa
prevent last night by special Invitation,
Ite is receiving compllmeuts on all aide*
for his haudlwotk ^
Anderson A Lunsford, the proprietor-
words correctly, but he
| toon threw up the sponge. But
I thi* ladies, they knew how
I mid did spell evory word ns fast ns it
| was enunciated, and could only be
j counted out by It being insisted that a
of the bather shop, opened yesterduv I w -rd had been spelled wrongly when It
and had a big trade ft's one of the had not been, as in Miss Lollle Iron-
linest fitted barber shops iu the stat..! moa gel's case; or on It coming to her lot
dear delightful climate, and later when I •»<! all tbe employe* aie artists in tbelr I to »p*ll the name of an old Irish duke,
tie north V, ind blow, and the northern. | “ 11 * ,,r * ttJr <? ,rl 1,k * J “ lta ,,r “;
The bar !• |»retty, too, aud the bar-1 ti n c.nred enough about the old wretch
tenders were kept busy all day yeitct- to know If his name was “Orrery" or
day ami far into the night. | “Aurt-ry.”
The Windsor caught a big proportion | This was the only way in which any of
if the trau.ieut* yesterday. I tue gills spelling last evening could have
been turneddowu. TrcTimics-Reiokii-
•r* triturate from blizzard* and scow,
tbit i. no more vliurm ng place to
friri in tin- luM.tiiy southern sunny air
tho fi„m the *PM-p», rl< hv* and varan-
bvuf tbe Hotel WimWot.
ffat the In*; Irtug strains from Kess-
kf* uichestru I* piling the air with
■®*c eveiywhole throughout thla en-
tlittiag wilderness of beauty, and tbe
Fud reception it iu full blast. From
the general public inspected
c - eejoyej the hospitalities of the
Erectors and thi efficient manager, Mr.
Tilton, w ho is a genuine hotel artist of
Be * school, with much experience,
lit entire building was thrown opsn,
rotating a scene of daxxllng splendor.
Whts shone from thousands of rainbow.
“-Orel electric globes making the ex-
Guitely arranged tables with their
•atly furnishing glitter like threads of
The guest* passad in and out at their
Pleasure, enjoying the delicious and
kapting menu. The beauty of the par-
"** bought forth much favorable com-
**«, but the dream of loveliness is the
k!l| l»l chamber en eulte. Its furnishing
•td (rescuing* are of delicate yellow,
-^hed with tuo natural blue, which
Sukf ‘ lll « eye* of southern women so
[ Nhainely true.
Ti-jni 7 uutil !■ the stockholders of tbe
••ficus Manufacturing and Improve-
tt< “ ! Company, and their families, who
<he hotel, held a reunion and a gen-
i ,rl »t followed, and an admlra-
. * *" clc, 5 was organlxad. Two hours
•‘’cial converse was enjoyed, when tbe
“* «»from the dancing ball announced
in motion.
The hall room is large and delightful-
'"ranged. It occupies tbe entire fifth
w. and i* fashioned after the famous
* n<> summer garden. The sides are
i«. and lor a summer entertainment it
K C 'Ucelved. On thlsoccasion the
presented was ona naver to be for-
tu o? ^ Iie ,,loom and youth of the
t » lrin * c,l les mingled with the
“id the dancing was en-
u.. “ T ,B *by beautiful women and gal-
. mt!1. Would that tome of the ele-
W c c "’ ,llni ** *»rn by the ladle* might
, hut l0 htgio there would never
•ere' 1 " 11 " 8 ' M *°l r axqulslte gowns
' c ""‘ % l'lcu°u», and aa the society re-
»ay, were perfect poems tn
With lies* Withes.
line's what the Tboinasvllie News
says of tbe Atkins Sanford marriage:
At tbe residence of tbe bride's mother,
on Jackson street, ThomasviUe, Ga., at
'o’clock this morning. Mr. M. I. At
kins, Jr., Americus, Ga., to Miss Annie
Wad* Sanford, Kav. A. W. Cliaby offi
ciating.
Mr. Atkins Is n gentleman of splendid
business acquirements, holding an im
portant position with the Americus
Grocery Company, one of tbe strongest
firms in tbs state. He comes from one
of th* bast familial In the eoutb, and
on* that has always ranked high tn tba
social world.
Th* brld* Is one of Thomaivilte'e best
known and best loved ladle*. To beauty
of face, she adds a cultivated intellect,
and thajpossesalon of those sweet wom
anly qualltlaa that make life so pleasant.
Tbe New*, In wishing Mr. and Mrs.
Atkins happiness and prosperity, steps
aside from tbe stereotyped phraseology
used on such occasions, and comes as a
friend. Life cannot always be made up
of sunshine. There must needs be epi
sodes of shadows to make the sunshine
brigbtei by contrast. The News hopes
with earnestness and sincerity that tbe
shadow, that may com, to these young
people-will lice away quickly, and that
the sunshine that wilt fall round their
pathway may be as abiding as tbe good
wishee of friends that start out with
and that will attend them through life.
Mr. and Mrs. Atkins left on the 7-10
train for Americus, where they will re- j remain standing,
side.
ki: matches the ladies of Americus
against the world for good spelling.
HI* voice st last falling him, whilst at
least half of the ladle* of his class were
■till smiling and spelling, Judge Guerry
got desperate and began tv coin words
out of bit brain that no educated person
ever beard ol before.
Despite thla device, nothing could
down Mrs. Charles Ansley and her sla
ter, Mias Carrie Speer, neither of whom,
Thk Tinks-Kkcordeb dote nut hesitate
to assert, would ever miae a word if tb*
married lady bad not, Iu sweat, sisterly
fashion. Intentionally missed the easiest
word ah# bad undertaken to spell dur
ing the evening. Aftar which, word
after word waa piled to Mis* Carrie, but
she did not miss one; nay, nor hesitate
at the effort.
Hev. KobL Adams, whose pleasant lot
It was to present the prlxes, did in In n
very happy manner, and after a few very
appropriate remark* to tbe audience on
the benefits to accrue from the study of
spelling, he informed Hiss Carrie Speer
that as she bad now learned how to spell,
her next step should be to learn how to
read, and therefore be preeented her
with n reading membership to tbe Amer
icus library for one year, very correctly
stating In connection therewith that Tux
Timks-Kkioiidkk had stated that was to
be the prize and that tbe statements of
Tin: Tivim-KecoRiikii were always re
liable.
Messrs. Merrel Callaway and Tom liar-
told ware the last of tbe gentlemen to
Coblele, June 21—[Special ]-R#v.
J. A. Scar boro, financial secretary of
the Freddie Shipp Female College, is
here to-day. He baa been working all
over south Georgia, taking subscriptions
to tbe college. He reports that th* great
heart of the Baptist denomination of
south Georgia is being touched, and the
college will rapidly go forward. The
people of Cordeie have paid in cash
♦4,000 up to this time and have giren
♦8,000 more in subscriptions. This M,000
is being rapidly speot, and the building
la assuming proportion*. About on,
dozen carpenters are constantly engaged
in pushing it forward. The building will
be three stories high and, whtn com
pleted, will bare cost ♦10,000. This
college is being built under tbe auspices
of the South Georgia Baptist Conven
tion, and will be second to no Institu
tion of ite kind in tbe state.
Mr. T. M. Adams having resigned the
vice-presidency of the Bank of Cordeie,
Mr. X. A. Littlejohn will no douht be
elected by the directors to fill the post
tion. Mr. Littlejohn is looked upon as
one of the foremost lawyer* of wlregras*
Georgia He is prudent, painstaking
and energetic and the Bank of Cordeie
secures in him a splendid officer, it le
understood that the electlou of Mr.
Pittlejohc will result in bis taking upon
himself the active management of the
bank, a jositiou lie is well qualified to
fill.
The lumber business of till* section
is picking up to a remarkable degree.
On the other hand, naval stores business
Is much depressed.
A good many waterraelous are being
shipped every day now over tbg Georgia
Southern—some times as many as fifty
carloads a day pass through Cordeie.
This has been a great year for the water
melon growers. Priest, so far, base
been better than ever before. It i*
stated, however, that the season will be
a short one and it laestimated that after
the nex*; fire day* shipments will not
pay.
Tbe happiest man you caa llutl now
is the farmer as he comes Into town and
gets his returns for from five to tan cars
of melons he has just shipped North.
Hon. S. VY. Coney, who has a splendid
farm on the S. A. M. road, six miles
from Cordeie, has IK acres in melons.
He is one of the few farmers of Georgia
who is making good money out of the
business. A gentleman who is compe
tent to judge says that of lata be ha*
made three trips over the 8. A. M. road
from one end to the other, and Sara
Coney has the best crop anywhere on
the line.
We heard a party say the other day
that Cliff Clay quit fanning on the S
A. M. road because he could not com
pete with Dooly county In raising cot
ton; that he wanted to get away wber*
bis crops would not be seen so much
and invite comparison. Th, state of
Georgia would be better and richer and
tbe people would be better and richer,
if we bad more such men as Cliff Clay
and Sam Coney. I am sure tb, people
of Sumter and Dooly counties could not
do a better thing than to run them both
forth, legislature, for both of them
would be so anxious to get back to tbslr
farm* they would be sure to vote for a
short session.
sMAJ. SPEER ASKED
TO RUN FOR CONGRESS FROM THIS
DISTRICT.
■I Was Mg Iks Third ratty, sad th* Majsr
Simply Lushed as He Told What aa
tree-lUbbed Ueaserrat He Wse-Thltd
ratty l-reteedlase Sataiday.
* r * *"• hundreds of people pree-
i ,Ml »E«nd lovely women be-
»_ ^1 !| i rltions'of iL-sthetric beauty,
a, ,ri PP**f through th*
jj,„ | ,Jt dellcloua waits and the
measures of th* aeottiaehe
niu **', ohlldrao In cool
and young India* bedackad In
evaolag wear, and India*-
A rrlie Eiample.
Titr. Times-Rxcouoeii hereby offers a
copy of thla paper free for one year, to
the first person, and honorable mention
to ail others, who will solve by simple
analysis within next twenty days the
following question:
If 12 oxen eat :;j acres of grass In 4
weeks, and 2! oxen eat 10 acres iu 0
weeks, how many oxen would It require
to eat 24 acres in 18 weeks, the grass
growing uniformly?
In sending In answers to abort ques.
tion pleas* WHt# the word question near
on* of th* left band comer* of th# en
velope, and tb* editor, Immediately on
receiving will writ* on said envelope tb*
day and hour received sad HI* aarr* In
Usofflce unopened nntil tb# twenty
days thfB bars expired. Th* answer
wifi* then be axanfiad by competent
judges, and th* °* #
year to tb* lucky competitor.
Aimtlirr Murder Csss.
Superior court yesterday was taken up
by the case of the state rersus Jim
Shine, charged with kilUng bla wife last
March. Shines was represented by I~
. Blalock and W. I'. Wallace, wbo con
ducted the defense In a most able man
ner.
Tbe judge charged tbe jury In bis
usual clear and forcible manner. A ver
dict was brought In befora dark, finding
tbe prisoner guilty Sad recommending
him to tbe mercy of tbe oourt
Judge Fish sentenced Major Anderson
tn life Imprisonment yesterday. In de
livering th* sentence he strongly spoka
against th* carrying of concealed wea-
At How* Again*
Mr. E. L. Stanfield returned Sunday
from Philadelphia, wber* he has been
attending the convention of the Interna
tional Typographical Union of North
America.
He says be had a “most magnolious”
time, and everybody believe* him. Mr.
E. L. Stanfield is nobody but “Coot,”
and it’s generally understood that he baa
a good time wherever b* go*,. Hi*
many friends are glad to aa* him back,
and listened with much pleasure to bis
Inimitable stories of tb* axparianca* b*
had.
About the meeting he says it was ona
of tbe best in this most popular and best
of labor organisations. Philadelphia
was turned over to tbe thousand dele
gates and ex-delegates, and steamboats,
railroads and streetcars were all tbelis
free of charge.
In spite of.tbe action of the president
and secretary of union No. 0 In New
York,” said he, “tbe typographical
union doesn't want Mr. Raid as vie*.
president of the United States or any
thing else. We are a non-political body,
but tbe individual members can’t help
from disliking and voting against a man
who fought tbe union for twenty-five
years, and finally took It up for merce
nary motives.”
The so.-ial pleasures were numerous,
and all the delegates fished, frolicked
and—well, you know Coot.
MsJ. M. Speer has been asked to ran
for congrees In thli district.
He has been assured that be will come
oat ahead of Mr. Crisp, and was strongly
urged to task, tbe race.
Tbe major simply laughed and said be
didu't care to get In a race against Mr.
Crisp.
It was s third psrty.man wbo asked
him to enter tbe field. Tble disciple of
Tom Wateon A Co. ebowed that be bad
some sort of a bead by stating that
Major Speer was a splendid man for the
place, but bis weakness Is evident for
suggesting to such an old democrat that
he go back on the old party.
If tlisre Is a democrat In the county
Major Speer Is be, and as stated above
lie simply laughed at the proposition.
Tbe third party man, however, pio-
ceedeil to mi-ntlou that they were going
to scoop tbe congressional ptace, the
state senatorshlp, the two representa
tives tu the legMatuie, nil the county
officers nnd Hie rest of Ihe earth in|th!s
district.
When the major put on oue of bis dry
smiles and gently Insinuated that he was
whole-souled democrat, be was not
informed who would be picked out to
make tbe race. But It I, more than pre-
sum able that the psrty will keep going
until finally they find sumo one to ac
cept. It now looks as If they will put
out candidates for all the places. Of
course, It won't amount to much If they
do. Sumter and this district it Demo
cratic, and tbe third panyltee stand no
shew.
The third |>arty meeting last Saturday
didn't Include mote than twenty-fit*
men, and that figuie represents nearly
the eatlre strength of tbe party in tbls
county.
The secretary of that meeting has
furnished The Times-Recohosu with
tbe following report:
'By previous appointment a part of
tbe citizens of Sumter county met st tbe
oourt house In Americus, June 18th, nnd
organized tb* people's party. Mr. John
H. Walker was tlectedj chairman, nnd
James H. Parker, secretary. Aa the
chairman announoed ready for business,
Mr. O. W. McXeal moved that » com-
tee of flvo be appointed by the chalr.to
elect an oxeoutlve committee, which wan
carried. The following gentlemen were
appointed: Mr. O. W. McXeal, James
Harp, T. J. Morgan, James Rodgers and
S. A. Walter*. Th* oommtttee elected
the following ns aa aEecutiva commit
tee: 27th district, G. W. McXeal and
Frauk Mathis; 20lb district, John Finch,
ISth district, John Sims; 17th district,
John Feagln; new 10th district, James
If. Rodgers; old 10th district, L U. Wig-
gins; old 20tb district. Dr. J. A. Harper.
At the close of the meeting n resolution
was psssed thanking Judge Mathews
fur tbs uss of bis court-room. The
meeting adjourned to meet July 0th.
J. H. Parker, Secretary.
A PLEASANT BNTEBTAtNMR
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Was Thai Olvew By the Loral Trap
Lesion Loot Night.
An audlencs of something over thraa
hundred people was entartalnad last
craning at the opera house by Mia.
Rain**' band of fifty loyal tempormno*
workers. Tb* mala feature of th* occa
sion was a recitation contest for the
Demurest medal. Before tble coeteat
begun, however, there were n good assay
well-rendered recitations by toe yoeager
children.
They all did well, eo much no that It
would be difficult to say that anyone ex
celled, for when one failed slightly In
mtmory, such n fetch up was made In
gesture or posture nnd vice versa, that
the score evened up wonderfully. Har
vey Weaverie memory and Rosa Cola-
man’s gestures evened them almost to a
point.
The contest for the medal waa con
ducted upon prescribed rules. Th*
three Judgec, Capt. W. F. Clarke, Major
M. Speer and Mr. J. It. Heyward, knew
the contestant* only by number and
each marked separately for fir* differ
ent points, viz.: voice, articulation, ges
ture, memory and general effeot, with n
possible total of 60 for each (judge. 81a
children entered the contact—Anna
Belle Mathews, Sam Carter, Erelyu Al-
friend, Elite Pickett, Jennie Carter and
Lily McGarrah.
All of them did well, and tb* marks
were very close, tbe winner being num
ber one, Anna Belle Mathews, who at
tained the highest number, and she waa
closely followed by number [four—Ellle
Pickett.
Recitations were interspersed with
music, songs and driUs.'among which on*
is worthy of special notice, tb* panto
mime, “Angela of Mtroy," In which
Miss Mary Pickett led In long and quite
a bevy of graceful girl* acted In panto
mime. Mias Mary did bar part wonder
fully well and yat even that did not
excel tbe gesticulation of several of tbe
girls In her rear. Altogether It waa »
perfect success. Tbe community should
be very grateful to Mrs. Rains* and
her loyal assistant* for th* immanae
amount of patience and devotion ex
pended In training the young in such
guileless recreation* as wall as guldiog
them luto paths of temperance and
virtue.
Wsheter lllutrwy.
Piiestux. Ga., June 22, 1802 —By
order of the democratic executive com
mittee of Webster connty:
Resolved. That the democrats of said
county most at the court house In Prts-
ton on Saturday, the 2nd |day of July
next, for the purpose of electing two
delegatee to the third congreulonal con
vention to be held at Cordate, Ga., on
tba 7tb of July next.
C. C. Tract, Chairman.
Gxo. E. Thornton, Secretary.
rwatr at M.l—«■
Watermelons are getting to bo quite
plentiful, and tb* finest caa now bo
bought In AaMriea* for 20 cants. Nearly
everybody keep* than, and th* people
generally are engaged In the annual en
joyment of putting away as many of on*
of Georgia's most noted product*
physical aoriroomanta will allow. Moat
of th* melons so far have bean shipped
from about Leesburg, but a few daya
mote will bring In thousands from this
Immediate section.
The Central railroad carries about
eighty can north every day, on a fast
freight schedule. Tbe road is glriog
general satisfaction on th* way It la
handling tb* crop.
Cantaloup** are In th* market, too,
and th* average southerner In this sec-
tion of the country la proceeding to
thank Heaven that he's living. Melons,
peaches, apples, and all aorta of vege
table* make the avenge citizen smile
happily.
At a meeting of th* democratic execu
tive committee of Webster county, It la
orderad that elections ba held on Satur
day, tb* 23d day of July next In th* va
rious districts of said[ county, for fivo
delegates from each (dial ‘ct, except
Preston district, which (shidl be savan,
and that said delegs Us meet at th*
oourt house In Preston on] th* Tuesday
following by 10 o'clock a. m., for tba
purpose of selecting delegates to th#
state gubernatorial convention to be held
In Atlaate or tba 10th of August nsxt;
and also to elect s new county exceuUvo
committee.
C. 0. Tract, Chairman,
Gxo. E. Thornton, Secretary.
As Omlssl—■
One of the moat Important incident*
oonnseted with tb* apaUlagJbe* waa ac
cidentally omitted In yesterday'* lamia.
Thla was the prases tattoo got a prstty
riag to tha aslter of th* greatest aambar
of ticket*. Tk* llttia girl wbo nnoote
pllshed thla very pleasing success was
Stella B. Scarborough. Stella sold 020.00
worth of ttekate, winning tb* priia.
Stella ha* tb* gift of knowing howto
persuade folks to buy entertainment
tickets. She won the prise for selling
the greatest number of tickets to th* A.
L I. fair.
Tb* colored firemen will noon begin
practicing for the tournament to be hold
hat* la July.
Tailor Kralgmm.
Atlanta, June 2L—[Special.]—Mr,
James L. Taylor, general |mssenger
agent of tbe Richmond and Danville, has
resigned that position.
It Is said that Mr. Taylor has been
offered a more lucrative position with
tbe Pennsylvania road.
His regisnation Is to takt effect on the
first of July.
A Happjr Marries*.
Mr. and Mrs. M. 1. Atkins, Jr., cam*
to Americas from Thomas villa yester
day. Mr. Atkina la with tha Aaaricns
Grocery Company, sad in wall known
and'popular. Yesterday morning b*
married Miss Annie Sanford, one of tbe
most charming and popular young ladle*
of ThomasviUe. The happy y,
A I’leuant Evewls*.
Miss Balls Lanier, on* of tbe most
popular and charming of Americus'
young ladles, entertained a happy party
of young peopl* at her parents' resi
dence last night A band of sweet
music caused all to Indulge In tha maxes
of Ter|>slcbor*an dallgbta, and until a
late hour tbe delightful, swift moments
sere chased with Hying feet.
Miss Lanier made a charming hoctaas,
and all so fortunate aa to be able to at
tend went away with tb* happiest
thoughts of tho enjoyable evening.
pie ia gladly welcomed
SV*!I
Mr. R. G. Lewis, who died Monday in
lltewklnsvIUe, waa wall known In Am*ri|
cua and bad many friend* bar*. Ha waa
|a brother-in-law of Mr. W. A. Dodson,
was inter**ted In th* Savannah,
Americus and Montgomery railroad and
other America# tnttrprliM.
H* was a prominent banker of daw-
klnsviUa, and was always randy with bla
money to foster hom* enterprises. Mr.
I. U. Lewis, of Montezuma, ia bit
brother. He left a wife and two chil
dren to mourn L
Th* Womu'i Prtsd Cl at.
MU* Nora Sheehan writing ia yester
day's Constitution of the Woman's Prtaa
Club baa tb* following paragraph:
“Mr*. Mari* Louise Mjrrick la, par-
baps, th* only orator in th* club. Whan
ah* gets batted np over torn* point st
Issue, no speaker can declaim In baiter
vole* or stronger argument. Mr*. My-
rick ia a woman of small stature, but so
on* can bold tbair own bolter than aba.
She, with her husband, U editor and
proprietor of tb* Amkricv* Time*-
itecoRiiin, n paper wall known over all
Georgia.”
The Americas CieeteutHse Ce*s—y.
Tb* stockholder* of tb* Aasariens
Construction Company met Tuesday,
and n 7 par cant dividend waa declared
forth#year. Tb*company, under tb*
able management of President C. M.
Wheatley continues to prosper, and is
on* of th* leading enterprise* In this
entire section.
Yesterday in superior court resulted
in th* pleading guilty of Jsese Newkirk,
Jake Brown and Nathan Clark t
glary. They were sei
Tntin 1
.K letter In-in Mr. Tliorotuo Whehtley
».»>» t!»«* <ie<*ri(la |>eoj»le are liaviug a bit;
guilty t
Minj'll IBILCIJji si
»“onth*.
Americus. tirru- on then Chicago trip.
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