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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER: FRIDAY,' JANUARY 21. 1698.
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PICKED UP HERE AND THERE
ABOUT THE CITY
And Bunched Together for Huty
Beadere.—What the People Said
and Bid in Amerieni Yester
day.—The Bay* Boin a.
A big choioe lot of garden seed to
'arrf«'« this week at Mims & Hudson’s.
An .notion sale of town lots will take
Ulace in Fitzgerald, the colony town,
on Slat and 33nd, and a rate of one fare
from all points will be allowed those
who attend.
Only sixteen whiskey dealers here
have registered with the ordinary so
far this year, and only thirteen of these
keep saloons. Three dealers at DeSoto
have registered.
A fruit grower near Americas bonglit
— a ton of ice here yesterday which he
will bury at the roots of peach trees
with the hope of keeping back the sap
and thus insuring a crop.
Mr. J. W. Britton, the haberdasher,
has leased the W. B. Heys farm, three
miles out, and will reside there. |
, “Jaok” knows about farming as well
as merchandising.
Americas is without a machine shop
of any kind, and repair work can only
be done here by the courtesy of the
O. A A. railroad shop force. Here's a
splendid opening for some one.
A machine shop, a plow factory, cot
ton mill and a dozen like enterprises
are needed in Americas and would pay
handsomely. There is no better op-
portunity for investment.
Mr. Wright Brauy is reported seri
ously ill at his home near Americas.
He has been in bad health for a long
while and some apprehension is felt
for his recovery.
Sim Carter and Cliff McElroy leave
tomorrow on a month's marooning
trip into the wilds of Florida. They
will live in a covered wagon, and hunt
to their heart’s oontent
Sheriff Troy Holder came over from
Lumpkin yesterday, and says the good
old oounty of Stewart is going to sup
port Hon.,0. B. Stevens, of Terrell,
for commissioner of agriculture.
Ed Stallings has recently returned
from a boating trip down the Chatta
hoochee, as far as Apalachicola. dame,
he says, is as plentiful' as the sands of
the sea in that favored dime.
Down in the 15th distriot the wells
on many farms are still as dry as a
bone and farmers are oompelled to
haul water from creeks as they have
been doing for several months past.
Will Wiggins has been carried to
penitentiary camp No. Sbelow Albany,
to serve a term of eight years for high
way robbery. His conviction and sen
tence was a great surprise to Wiggins.
The candidates for office in Sumter
are patting on the usual campaign
smile, and now great the voter with
unusual fervor. From this time until
the primaries they will make things
verylivdy. *
AHirsch, who died last week in
Montgomery, was a member of Cooper
Lodge Knights of Pythias, of Ameri
cas, and was insured for $5,000 in the
Supreme Oonndl, besides having
other insurance.
Mr. T. M. Steed, who has reoently
been made local manager of the Stan
dard Oil Co., has removed his fsmily
here from Atlanta. Mr. Steed has se
cured the Pickett residence on Brook
ins Heights.
/The police department has been ad
vised to look out for a lost boy, Allen
Gull, who is touring the country as a
tmamp. An anxious-mother sends a
description of the boy and the officers
ywill look out for him.
.' Mr. C. S. Cutts of Maoon county,
was here yesterday. The peach grow
ers in his section are somewhat dis
couraged, he says, and some of them
are even cutting down trees and re
planting the fields in cotton.
The fire departments of many Geor
gia cities are just now publishing re
ports of losses for 1897. Bui Americas
has the beat record of any city in the
state, our losses being only $2,300 for
the entire year.
A farmer brought in a lot of twenty
bales of “top crop” cotton yesterday,
, nearly all of which was picked since
Christmas. The staff jnst keeps open
ing, and there’s no telling when the
picking season will end.
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GOOD GOODS FAIR DEALINGS BOTTOM PRICES
IT IS NEEDLESS FOR U« TO SAYJ
That we will meet all prioee, cnt or unoat. And as for our line of China, Cut
Glass, Porcelain, Bric-a-Brao eto, you can buy it at your own prices.
Americus Jewelry and Music Co. The Leaders.!
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$1,000,000!
This is a large sum of money,
but your eye sight is worth more than
this amount. Preserve this valuable
organ of the body by the use of a pair
of our
PRESCRIPTI0N-8R0UND
CRV8TAL GLASSES
as perfect as human mechanism can
make them.
Examination a Consultation Free.
COTNEY, BELL & CO.
PBB8CR1FTIOX OPTICIANS.
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.
In Olden Times
People overlooked the importance" of
permanently beneficial effects and
were satisfied with transient action;
but now that it is generally known that
{Syrup of l igs will permanently over
come habitual oonstipation, well-in
formed people will not boy other laxa
tives, which act for a time, bnt finally
injure tha system. Boy the genuine,!
made by the California Fig Syrup Co
One day cold cure at Rembert’s drug
tore lie box. *
••Our” “Soda” Lemonade, the best
drink ever .oldifor5cem. iHOTgoSi
Some of Them Who Come and Go Here
Every Bay.
Mr. James B. Stapleton came over
from Preston yesterday on business.
Mr. James P. Walker, of Webster
oonnty, was in the city yesterday on
bnsiness.
Messrs. W. L. Thomas and Ed B.
Stewart represented The Plains here
yesterday.
Mrs. H. H. Black left yesterday for
Cnthbert, where she will be the guest
of friends for several days.
Miss Frankie Mae Bell, of Preston,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. J. W. Stal-
ings, at her home on Jackson street.
& Mrs. William A. Dodson is spend
ing several days at the home of her
brother, Mr. J. W. Lewis, in Valdosta.
Mrs. Emmett L. Bolton will return
home today from Dothan, Ala- where
she has been the guest of relatives for
a week.
Miss Elizabeth Wheatley left yester
day for Macon, where she will be the
charming guest of Miss Huguenin this
week.
Mr. Arthur Simmons, one of the
most extensive and successful farmers
of the Ohokee district, waa in the city
Friday on business.
Miss Mattie Lang'ston, of Macon,
will arrive’.today upon a visit at the
home of Mr. W. A. Seales, near the
eity.
Mrs.;Henry S. Davis, who has been
quite ill for two or three weeks, was
considered somewhat improved yes
terday. 1
After a visit of two weka to Mrs. H.
W. Van Riper, Mrs. W. H. Hilton left
yesterday for her home in the Indian
Territory.
Mrs. H. H. Black returned home
yesterday from Cnthbert, where she
haa been the gnest of Miss Jnlia Hay
for several days.
Mrs. P. A. Jackson, of De Soto, t/ is
visiting her sister, Miss Jessie Greene,
at the home ofMrt. W. M. Tnllis on
Chnrch street.
Mrs. Daniel Ballard, of Twiggs
oonnty, arrived here yesterday, en
route to Stewart upon a visit to the
family of Sheriff Troy Holder.
Rev. and Mrs. Nath Thompson, of
Moore, Texas, left yesterday for At
lanta after a visit of a week to Mr. and
Mrs. E. L. Mnrrty.
Mrs. King Stillman, of Atlanta, ar
rived yesterday upon a visit of some
length at the home of her father, Mr.
W. P. Jowers, in Webster.
The friends of Mrs. 8, K. Taylor will
learn with much regret of her con
tinued illness, and will hope for the
early recovery of this excellent Chris
tian woman.
After a visit of two weeks at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. C. Dud
ley, Mrs. B. M. Baker left yesterday
for Lennock, Fla. where she will spend
the remainder of the winter.
Pianos and Organa to rent
Ammons Jbwslut k Memo Co.
THIEVES HAKE ANOTHER RAID.
GRANT DIES AT THE CAMPS. BUYING CATTLE IN SUMTER.
Enter Mize’s Store and Take What
They Wanted.
Sneak thieves entered H. L. Mize’s
store during the early hoars of morn
ing yesterday and helped themselves
to whatever was wanted. The rear
door was fonnd open by the policeman
on that beat, bnt whether the thief
crawled in throngh a small hole in the
rear wall or secreted himself inside
when the store was closed the night
before, it it not known. Several pairs
of boyo Bhoes and a lot of cigarettes
and tobacoo were the only articles
misted.
Life Prisoner From Sumter Goes to a
Higher Court.
The shackles have been struck from
Sam Grant and his life sentenoe in ti e
penitentiary ended—by death. Grant
died rather suddenly of some brain
trouble after an illness of only an hour
or two at penitentiary camp No.
located several miles below Albany.
Grant was serving a life sentence for
the murder of George Davis at a negro
dance in this eity, and bad been in the
penitentiary only one year.
His trial and sentence of death and
narrow eacape from the noose are well
remembered and at the time aroused
interest throughout the state. On the
morning set for his execution Grant
prepared for death ami literally stood
within the shadow of the gallows. He
had said good-bye to relatives and
friends, and cidmly awaited the ad
justment of the noose.
In the meantime the best citizens of
Americas were endeavoring to secure
respite. Gov. Atkinson finally
granted a respite, and later eommnted
the death sentence to life imprison
ment. No condemned man ever had a
closer call than did poor Sam Grant.
Johnson’s
Chill and
Fever
Tonic
Cures Fever
In One Day.
SALARIES TO BE PAID MONTHLY
Such is the Recommendation of Com
missioner Glenn.
State Sohool Commissioner Glenn
has began a eompaign in behalf of the
monthly payment of salaries to the
teachers in the common sohoola. Un
der the preeent law the teachers are
paid quarterly and Commissioner
Glenn is desirona that this law shall
be so changed that the payments shall
be made monthly. He has prepared a
oiroular letter to the County School
Commissioners, in which he asksAhe
co-operation of the members! of the
several oonnty Boards of Education
in the matter. He nrgeathat when the
people select representatives in the
next general assembly they shall seleot
men who are in favor of paying the
teachers monthly.
Water Supply if Still Short.
In some portions of this county the
wells have failed entirely, and the
question of water snpply is a serious
one. A farmer coming to town yester
day counted seven teams hauling
drinking water for as many plantations.
No rain of consequence has fallen in
months, and wells and small streams
that have never failed heretofore aro
now dry aa a powder honao.’
Death of Magruder Patterion.
Mr. Magrnder Patterson died yester
day morning at hia home near Leslie
after an illness of soms length. The
deceased was a son of Capt. G. M.
Patterson and was reared in Americas,
though having lived at Smithville for
some time past. Mr. Patterson was
an estimable yonug man, in the flash
and vigor of yonth, and his sad taking
awny will be generally deplored.
^ Awarded
Highest Honors—World’s Pair,
Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair.
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A Purs Gripe Crtam of Tartar Powdct
40 YEARS THF STANDAR3
Agent! Purchase Large Lots for Ship
ment West
The lean kine of this section is great
ly in demand jnst now, and will pay
even a better price for shipment west
than if suddenly transformed into
“Jerseys” by virtne of an unequal
combat with a railroad train.
Agents for Western cattle raisers are
now in this section, baying up poor
cattle by hundreds, and will ship them
West to be fattened for the slaughter.
Two of these cattle buyers reached
Americus yesterday and propose to
bny several carloads of “wiregrass
beef” for shipment.
The business is a profitable one.
Only a few days since a thrifty oitizen
of Borne, Ga. Hold several hundred
head of cattle at the ronnd price of $23.
He bought them by hundreds at an
average price of $7, and after fattening
them on cotton seed hnlla at nominal
cost, sold them in Cincinnati fora
profit of 200 per oent. Here is a point
er for Snmter county farmers which
they might use to good profit.
A SEXTETTE OF SKINNERS
Dragged from a Sewer by Lynx-Eyed
Officers.
Another bnnch of crap shooters and
“skinners” were plucked Sunday morn
ing about 1 o’olook, and a morethor
oughly astonished act never wore the
bracelets to jail. Sheriff McArthur,
Depnty Bell and a posse of a half dozen
officers “treed” the game in a large
sewer on Hampton street, and guarding
either opening called upon the “sports”
to surrender. It was a nice little game
of skin, and the money and dice made
a merry jingle away down under the
earth. The players had a lamp down
there, and the bright raya penetrated
the full length of the gruesome joint.
At the call of the officers to surrender
the lamp went ont and six skinners
made a dash for the opening, only to
rnn into an ambuscade with handoufls
on the side. Warrants were issued
Snnday morning for six negroes
charged with gaming, among them be
ing “Bud" Dixon, TomBaiford, Harry
Johnson, Sam Northen and Jack
Griggs, two of whom were afterwards
released on bond.
CONEY LAKE IS DRYING UP.
Large Body of Water Shows Effect of
Long Drought
A party of Americas gentlemen, who
have jnst returned from Coney lake,
report that large body of water and
renowned Meoca of fishermen fast dry
ing np. Coney lake is twenty-five
miles south of Americas, and covers
an area of 250 acres. It teems with
fish of all kinds, and parties frequently
go ont from the city for a week’s stay
there. The long drought has dried np
this great body of water until at this
time it scarcely covers four acres of
ground—a deep bole near the center.*
All the fish have crowded into this
place and myriads of them can be seen
in the depths, while hundreds of dead
fish cover the ground left by the re
ceding Waters.
BOUGHT THE ROGERS STOCK.
Goods Go at About Forty Cents on the
Dollar.
The slock of goods contained in the
Backet store were sold by Sheriff Mc
Arthur at receiver’s sale yesterday
morning. The stock invoiced $1,121,
and after calling a number of bids was
knocked down to Max Silverstein for
$401.75. The stock consisted of dry
goods, notions, etc. and will be closed
ont by the purchaser at the same stand.
“For five weeks I lived on cold water,
so to speak, ” writes a man who suffered
terribly from indigestion.
He conld hardly keep anything on
his stomach. What staysd wasn’t
properly digested and gave him terri
ble pangs.
Thia is not an uncommon case. Dys
peptics don’t get enough nourishment.
They are generally thin and weak.
They may eat enough, bnt they
dont digest enough. Mnch of what
they eat turns into poison. If this
keeps on there’s no telling whatdisease
they may get next.
That’s why it it best to take Shaker
Digestive Cordial, as soon as symptoms
of indigestion appear.
It caret all the evils of indigestion,
and prevents the evils which indiges
tion causes.
Sold by druggists, price 10 Mate to
•1.00 per bottle.
Corner Lamar St. and Cotton Ave.
New Black Dress Goods
Just Received.
We have just opened an ele
gant new line of Black Dress
Goods that we bought away
down and it will pay you to
note the following prices:
,60c
60c
75c
98c
75c
38-Inch All-wool Granite Cloth
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l-lnch til-wool Fancy Brocades
elegant quality, worth 75o at.
4ii-looh All-wool Fancy Brocades
elegant value, worth 90o at..
54-tncn All-wool Wide Wale
Diagonal, great value at....
45-Incb extra heavy BrllllanMoe,
beautiful quality, worth $1 at
All Colored Dress Goods
at Reduced Prices.
.'’8-lnoh Fancy Br ■ ados
and Sootch Mixtures that ra.
were OOosnd 65c at OVJij yil
48-lneh' Fanoy Byocades.
Stripes,Checks,ete.that A(\n vd
were 60o, all go at y U
42-lnoh Fanoy Jarqnard *
.Mixtures that were 359 25c yd
38-lneb S-otch Plaids well 4Q n v d
worth 65o to oloie at “W J u
AND A GREAT MANY OTHER* AT
PROPORTIONATE REDUCTIONS.
Ladies Coats
and Jackets.
If you NEED A CAPE OR
JACKET now is the time to
get one cheap as we offer
everything inthis line at great
reduction in price.
Ladles Tan Covert Cloth Jackets
quality at... $6.50 to $7.50
Ladle*’ Tat}Covert! loth Jaoketa,
$io k tofcS..f8 and $10
Ladles’ Black Bonele Jacket
,’KfiT’’. b "?..$8 and *10
Ladles’ Black Beaver and
Kersey Jaoketa at. *5 to *7.50
T r.£lf.'5S!K,?3.50 to $5
A few extra fine heavy Black
Capes left that we will sell
cheap. Every ’garment a
bargain. Don’t miss this
opportunity.
I you need Blankets, Comforts, Buggy Robes,
Hosiery and Underwear, Carpets and Rugs,
Clothing and Gents* Furnishings,
see our line before buying.
GEO. D. WHEATLEY.
Coyner Lamar Street and Cotton Avenue.
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perfumes have an increased delightfuln ess
harmonizing perfectly with the season. Our
assortment of perfumes and toilet waters is as
complete as a book at the end. We* 1 couldn’t
add to it if we wished, andjthe most fastidious
taste couldn’t ask for more-than is here pres
ented. The list is long, with many rich and
rare essences to choose from. In our vsyied
collection much can be had for a little. Our
stock embraces the imported and domestic
varieties from 10c to $10 per bottle. Call and
inspect our stock. ‘ }
Davenport Drag Company.
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NEW IDEAS. NEW STYLES.
ELEGANT GOODS.
Our beautiful and attractive assortment of goods In all lines pertaining to our
—carefully selected.by onr Mr.Fricker while in tbe north and east last month-are now
arriving aumoet^hUt^and are meeting with such favor that we ate having to duplicate
Over Thirty Years
Experience with the trade of thla section has proven beyond .Question that our ne»>
• will buy an line goods as our northern frlenda can mahe, and we are bringing out this
J-the largest, handsomest and moat varied assortment ever ihowa In southwest Georgia.
CALL AND SEE
Onrjelegant llneiwhlchjcannot^eldeecrlbed In detail' here.
JAMES PRICKER & BR0.
Jewelers. JK> - • • Americus,
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