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THK AMERICAS WEKKLY TIME8-REC0RDER: FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1902.
THE PITH AND POINT
OF WHAT IS SAID
Ry People of Americus in Various
Walks.
TALKED WHILE THEY TEADED.
A Roundup Of The News and Gossip
of a Day Here in Americus — A
Hunch of Little Tales Whacked off
Quite Short.
Freezes; sherry, pineappleaudohoco
late, are served at Hudson'aDrngstore
Oar handsome new fountain will arrive
shoetlv.
THAT BIG PLANT IS
SURE TO BE BUILT.
Fertilizer Company Sells Old Plant In
Americus.
WHO COME TO THIS
BIG TOWN OF OURS
TO ER£CT V MUCH LARGER ONE.
Virginia Carolina Co. Sells to the
Americus Oil Co. Its Plant Here,
Very Soon Will Erect a Large and
Modern Mill in Americus-
The rural chicken remains a stranger
in Americus, and in the meantime the
popnlace chews galvanized steak and
vitrified beef.
Very few additional voters have reg
isterod for the state primary on June
Stb, though the books are still open
for that purpose.
Green plums sre being sold npon the
streets, and the doctors are already
picking out corner lots and other prop -
erty for investment.
The man who declares that one can
live well on sixteen cents a day had
never been np against a provision
stand iu Americas.
Tbo council and health authorities
are going to adopt rigid measures to
the end of abating the disease-breed
ing, stinking pigpens.
The Seaboard offers a.33 round trip
rate, Americas to Charleston, for Mon
day next, SGtb. This is the last chance
to see the Exposition.
- The report that a Lee street lady
carried home a ten pound lump of ice
and a beef roast in her purse yesterday
is probably overdrawn.
Baying abroad everything she con
sumes, Americus will have to include
butter and eggs on the list as the hens
and cows have struck.
The railroads here are offering some
very attractive rates to mountain and
seaside resorts for those in the coal,
beef and ice business.
The rennion between the Americas
small boy and the Muckalee pollywog
is an eveut of moment to the former
and soon to be realized.
The succulent catfish failed to con
nect with the local market yesterday
and disappointment hang like a cloud
abont the black brother.
Just two weeks from toisy and the
people of Georgia will hand Joe Ter
rail his credentials to the executive
Mansion for two years.
The gubernatorial candidates are
still in a state of volcanic eruption
but Americas has escaped,fortunately
the deluge of lava so far.
The Sunday School of Furlow
Lawn Baptist CLnrch will have its an.
nual picote next Saturday at that pret
ty resort, Myrtle Springs.
Marshal Fagan poses as the expert
cabbage raiser. * The heads are so
large that he will have to move back
his fence to let them grow.
It is only three weeks now nntil the
eity schools dose, end then will tbs
small boy fall upon the yearning,
yielding bosom of Muckalee
The Colorado beetle has about de
voured the potato vines abont Ameri
cus, and the crop of "murphevs” will
not be as fine as first expeeted.
The fine artesian well at the Central
depot is a place of popular resort these
mornings, scores of citizens going
there for the walk and the water.
The Virginia Carolina Chemical Co.
has sold to the Americns Oil Co. its
large mixing plant, all buildings and
real estate in Americns and which ad
joins the property of the latter com
pany. It is quite an important deal
but the terms are not yet made known.
And the Virginia Carolina Co. will
build in another part of the city a
much larger and more modern up-to-
date faotory.
This proposition now seems to he'll
foregone conolnsion.
The Virginia Carolina Co. now has
options upon two large and very value,
ble manufacturing sites, and one of
these will soon be determined upon
as the place of the new factory. In
fact, so far as the public knows, this
may have been decidod already.
The properly formerly owned by the
company here was smaller than requir
ed for the new plant.
It is the same upon which the acid
chambers owned by the company were
burned several years ago, andjjbnt for
the circumscribed land limits, ani^ the
inability of the company to buy ad
joined lands, the proposed new plant
might have been built there.
Bat that it will be built elsewhere
here seems a certainty now.
The company, since the sale of its
old plant, is now looking about to
plaoe orders for lumber and building
material. The proposed factory will
be a very large one.
It is expected that the cost of com
pleting and equipping the new plant
will be at least $100,000, if not a much
larger sum, as modern and up-to-date
machinery will be put in. The plant
will employ some 300 operatives and
have a large weekly payroll.
The property here, bought by the
Americus Oil Co. will be utilized In
the enlargement of its plant, mention
of which has already been made by
the Times-ltecorder.
People Who Travel in.Trains Back
and Forth.
THESE VISITORS TO AMERICUS.
Are Among; the Recent Arrivals Here
— Read the List Below and See
If Your Own Name It Written
There.
MILITARY TO RECEIVE ORDERS.
The latest on reoord is ths elope
ment of a 17-vear-old girl with her
step-grand-father. Bat when men are
so scarce what can a poor girl dot -
It is said that a movement is on foot
looking to the establishment of
another state bank in Americas, and
with good prospects of success.
In a distance of 300 yards on Lee
street, one of the principal residenoe
thoroughfares, the health officer yea-
terday found sixteen penned bogs.
Citizens rending in neighborhoods
. infested with fever cresting, death
dealing pigpens, ere dieeneeing plans
for abating this intolerable nnisnnco
Governor Will Send Light Infantry
to Andersonville.
The Americas L'ght Infantry will,
a9 usual, do doty at Audersohville on
Friday, noth, being one of the three
military commands ordered there to
prevent rioting and disorder among
the thousands of oolored excursionists
who annnslly assemble there. Gov
ernor Candler has already common!
oated with the authorities here and has
speoified the Light Infantry as one of
the companies to be ordered to the
scene, Two oompanles of regulars from
Fort McPherson may likewise be sent,
bnt these will more than likely be de
tailed to preserve order in the National
Cemetery, while the sheriff's posse and
state troops will do duty on the out
side where the real trouble always oc-
ours. The posse will be a very deter
mined one. and any bad break npon the
part of riotera will be promptly and
most effectually cheoked.
Col. J, C. Roney, who hee been ill
with fever for several days, was report 1
ed better yesterday.
Miss Hattie Daniel, one of Sumter'i
fairest yonng ladies, is speeding a few
days with friends here.
Mrs. 0, C. Olay is the guest of Mrs.
J, B. Felder for a few days at her resi
dence on Tsylor street.
Miss Carrie Sneer left yesterday for
Macon npon a visit of several days to
her consin, Miss Bosa McCrary, of
that oity.
Mrs. L. C. Smith has corns from
New York npon a visit of a few weeks
to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John W,
Wheatley.
Judge and Mrs. J. B. Pile bury left
last night for Helem, Ala.,upon a short
visit to their daughter, Mrs. J. G,
McPhail.
Mrs. E. L. Bolton left yesterday for
Columbia, Ala., npon a visit of a week
to her parents, Major and Mrs. T. L.
Blackwell.
John E. French came over from
Plains yesterday npon matters of bus
iness and to mingle with bis many
friends here.
Mrs R. J. Perry and Miss Ira Perry
have gone to Wbits bulphnr Springs
Fla. to spend some time, leaving yes-
terday noon.
Miss Louise Lamar, a pretty belle of
Richland, has returned home after a
visit to her cousin, Mies Marie Lamar,
in Americas.
Rev. B W. Davis, of Camilis, is here
upon a short visit to friends in Ameri
cas, whore he resided for a long num
ber of years,
Mr. R. J. Perry is spending thia
week with Mrs. Perry at White Sul
phur Springs, Fla. They will return
bomb Friday,
Miss Lila Edwards, of Btiqfia Vista,
is a fair visitor in Americus, the guest
of Miss Sarah Mathis at hsr residence
on Lee street.
NINETY LIVES LUST
IN TEXAS TURNADU
Historic Town of Goliad Is
Practically Destroyed.
ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE INJURED
Almost Without Warning Great Cloud
P.uuiisd Upon Town, Demolishing
Scores of Buildings and Leaving
Death In Its Wake.
IT FRACTURED HIS COCOANUT
Negro
Baseballist is Suddenly On
Home Base
One oolored Amerious bateballiel, at
least, ia at the home plate just at pres
ent and the doctor's decision will keep
him there nntil a cavity iu his think-
works, abont ths size of a goose egg,
heals a bit. This black ball tosser was
too enthusiastically near the batter,
and when the latter next sawed the air
the heavy bat ernahed the dome of the
player inatead of hitting the ball. Two
doctors patched np his smashed cocoa
not, and he will bo able to play ball
again ere the melon season wanes.
ANDERSONVILLEEXCURSIONISTS
HORN ANNNOUCES FOR 8HERIFP.
Former Official Will Enter the Race
. In Webster.
After being solicited by a number of
my friends and the voters of Webster
county,I have decided to become a can
didate (or the offloe of Sheriff of said
county subjeotlo the aotion of the vot
ers of the said county at the polls on
Jane 5tb, the day of the Democratic
primary for county offices. In making
this, my announcement, I want to
thank tho people of Webster oonnty
for favors shown me in the past and so
licit tho vote of every man in the
ccnnty who thinks I am competent for
.the position of sheriff. Resrectfully,
J, L. Hobm,
Will Be Given an Hourly Train From
Americas.
The Central Railroad will, as usual,
operate quiek and convenient eohed
nles to Andersonville on May 80tb
Decoration Day. Besides the regular
excursion trains pasiiog Americas
from Albany, Fitzgerald, Enfanla and
Oolnmbns, trains will be run hourly I j.
from Americas in order to handle the
great crowds congregating here.
Nino times out of a possible ten a
proud spirit in a woman is mistaken
for a tour disposition
Mrs. G, IV. CouLcil and Miss Annie
Conncil left yesterday for Dawson
where they will spend a week pleas
antly with friends.
Misses Von Gnndel and Bacon, the
beautiful and popular guests of Mrs.
E D. Sheffield for two weeks, left yes
terday for Albany.
Messrs Thomas J Black, of Plains,
and Charles Black, of Atlanta, were
among those who osmeto Americas
yesterday morning. \
Ths many friends of Judge A. C.
Speer, who has been ill with fever two
weeks, will be pleased to learn of his
rapid convalescence.
Ths many friends of Mra. J. W.
Wheatley, who has been quite ill re
cently, wilt be pleased to learn that
she is now convalescent.
Miss Minos Strother, the beautiful
and popular gueat of Mr*. E. D. Shef
field for a week, returned to her home
iu Columbus yesterday.
Dr. Henry H. Glover, of Huntsville,
Texas, has oome back to Americas
anon a short visit to hti parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. H. Glover.
Senator-elect T. G. Hudson, of
Sohley, was in the city yesterday and
was warmly Congratulated by friends
upon his reeent success.
Dallas, Tex., May 19.—A special
The News from Goliad says;
Ninety are dead, over a hundred are
wounded. In addition there is a gall
ing wound In the town—the path
one of the most destructive tornadoes
ever known in Texas.
The tornado struck this place about
3:45 o'clock Sunday afternoon, lasting
only about 5 minutes, leaving death
and di saster everywhere In its wake.
It came from the southeast without
warning, completely demolishing
strip about two blocka wide through
out the whole western part of the town
about a mile long.
Among the many houses demolished
are the Baptist church and parson
age. just built, the Methodist church
and a negro church.
It Is impossible to estimate the flum-
her of houses destroyed, but It
thought the number will reach 100,
Damage done cannot bo approximated,
but it is very great. About all the hu
man dead and wounded have been
taken care of.
The path of devastation Is strewn
with all kinds of debris and dead and
wounded animals.
The tornado was preceded a few
minutes by a heavy hailstorm and
deep rumbling sound, but no one had
any premonition of the disaster, and
there was no opportunity for escape,
as the tornado, dealing death and dls
aster, was all over In a few moments.
The section which has most suffered
was the resident portion, the lower
part being the negro settlement, while
the upper part contained many resi
dences.
The cyclone Is believed to have
originated on the gulf coast at a point
almost directly south of Goliad, and
traveled In a northeasterly direction
as far as Kentucky. It left desolation
behind in four states, but Texas seems
to have suffered more than the others.
The Injured are being cared for this
morning by physicians nnd nurses ar
rived on special trains late last night.
Up to this hour. 10 a. m., no names
of the dead or Injured had been re-
celved here In addition to those a!
ready reported.
The storm which swept Goliad de
stroyed . much property In other por
tions of the state, hut so far as known
.no lives were lost.
Shortly after noon the storm struck
San Antonio nnd demolished property
to tl extent of possibly $75,000 and
Injured several persons, none serious-
!y, 1 cvevei ’
Au lin also suffered considerable
property loss.
At Mlneola a windstorm, followed
by rain, uprooted hundreds of shads
trees and blew several houses from
their foundations. A Mrs. Willing-
ham was injured.
Heavy rains fell throughout ths
wostorn portion of tho stato and will
help crops i .aterially, The Panhandle
especially was drenched.
A GEORGIA BOY .IN TEXAS
Mrs. Jadeon L, Hand, of Pelham,
arrived yesterday upon a visit to hsr
mother, Mrs. Florence D. Hollis, at
hsr home on Taylor street.
Advertised Letter*.
Amebicds, Ga., May 30tb,
1962.
Below is a complete lift of unclaimed
mail matter now remaining on hand in
Americne, Ga., poatoffioe, and nnlees
called for within next H day* .’will be
sent to dead letter offioe, Washington.
B—Bell, AmsUa.
D—Davis, Turner; Darul, Mrs. Emma,
F—Fits, Emmett. Emmett. ' .
G— Goolsby, Mrs. Margrsth
Halrold, Sam; tfarrils, Miss Ida;
Hartion, Jim; H-tring, Mrs. M. E.
—Jscksoo, General; Jackson, Mrs.
Mills; Jonesou, Howard; Johnson,
Miss Aunts Lizzie,
M—Miller, Miss JMsmle; Montgomery,
Bennie.
B—Ratollffe, George; BuJsille, Wal
lace.
Stephens, W. 0.
—Thomu, Miss Lizzie; Tonne, Kit*
Mezura.
W—Waltoc,T; Williams, Larkic; Wife
Susie.
■Km
Suiru P. M
Robt Hayeot Sumter Writee a Letter
Home.
Elkbart, Texae, May 18 M.
Editdb Times-Rxcobueb:—I have
been in Texas five month* and I am
well pleased. I purchased a through
ticket of Mr. G. H. Whitaker, agent
ot the 8. A. L. depot, and traveled
over tLe unexcelled route to Texae,
obangiog oar* tn Montgomery. I
went over the L. A N. By. to New Or
leans and had to lay ovar there all
aigbt on account ot misconneetion
After viewing the Creeoent City nntil
10 o’clock a. m. I boarded e weet
bound train on the Bontbern Pacific
for Hoaston, Tex. I enjoyed that part
of my trip better tban I expeeted. Af
ter spending several hoars in Houston
pleasantly I was transferred to the
L A G. N. on which I traveled to my
destination. I can reoonmend it a
pleasure to any one to travel over this
ronte to the Lone Star state.
East Texae is a truck growing part
of the state. It is also good for cot
ton, oorn and email grain. A* la truck
growing etete it excell* any. For
trait it cope* with California in flavor
and {ageing to be the place for the
Elberta peach. Large orohard* are
being set out eTery year.
Colonel Bonner, lecturer of the East
Texas Frnlt and Vegetable Association,
says East Texas is the garden of Eden.
Crops of evefy kind are good, es-
specially corn and. oats. Home far
mers have laid by their corn, which is
shoulder high.
I am a enbioriber to yonr paper and
my friendsjont here enjoy reading its
pages as well as myself, I saw Mr.
Stephens letter in yonr paper and am
trnly sorry for the farmers in Georgia,
sad especially in Sumter county, my
old hobe. If yon have a; see in yonr
columns sad wish to use thia letter do
so, Reap’t, Roar, S. Bats.
They’re
Kept Fresh
Uneecta Biscuit are delivered to the con
sumer in the wonderful moisture and dust
proof covering known as the In-tr-seal Pack
age. They are as fresh and crisp and clean
os though just from the oven.
IJneeda
Biscuit
are splendid for general use. A satisfactory
everyday food for everybody. Serve with
every meal. Give them to the children in
stead of cakes. Only 5 cents a package.
MOZ LEY’S
LEMON ELIXIR.
A Pleasant Lemon Tonic.
For biliousness, oonstlpation and appendicitis. For Indigestion, sick and
nervous headache. For sleeplessness, nervousness and heart fallare.
For fever, obllls, debility and kidney diseases, take Lemon Elixir.
Dr. Mozley’a Lomon Elixir Is prepared from the fresh juice of lemons, com
bined with other vegetable liver tonlea, and will not fall yon In any of the above-
named dleeaaee. 60 eents and 81.00 bottle at druggists.
Prepared only by Dr, H. Moziey, Atlanta, Ga.
LEMON ELIXIR.
f fully endorse It for nervous prostration, headaebe, Indigestion and consti
pation, having need It with most satisfactory resalts, after all other remedies had
tolled; . J. W. ROLLO.
West End, Atlanta, Ga.
Mozley’s Lemon Hot Drops
Cures all Coughts, Colds, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, Bronohltle, Hemorrhage,
and all throat and lnng diseases. Elegant and reliable.
35 cents ntdrugglete. Prepared only by Dr. H. Moziey, Atlanta, Ga.
liEO D. WHEATLEY. GEO. D. WHEATLEY,
To Supply Your Wants.
Wants multiply fast at this time o’year. Things not
thought of a month since become absolute necessities now.
First in the held with the newest and most wanted things
in this store. If the truth sticks, then you’ll be inclined to
investigate. If its quality, if its style, if its price modera
tion, if its anything or everything that goes into first-class
progressive shop-keeping, then you’ll be apt to find it here.
If not here, then if its to be had we'll get it for you. A fair
proposition, surely. This store lives by properly serving its
public.
Some Snappy
Slocking Items.S”'Ld£''«
such ti reasonable profit that they
cost you no more than the trashy
sort sold in some sections..
Items of
The right kind oC
items and exploit-
Mens’ Wear. "* “*
Ladies’ Black Lace Lisle Hose,
ace all over, 10 styles and all new
designs, at 60c ,
Ladies' Black Lace Lisle Hose,
embroidered on ankles in contrast
ing colors, regular price 75c, spe
cial at SOc.
Ladies’ Black Lace Lisle Hose,
doable heel and toe, all sizes worth
35c, at 25c.
Ladies’ Fancy Lace Lisle Hose,
all the hew light spring shades
worth. 75c, at 50c.
time. Prices
should tempt you to at least look.
Your good taste and sense of econ
omy will do the rest.
Mens’ Night Shirts made of good
standard muslin extra long em
broidered down front, fast colors,
worth 75c, at 49c.
.Mens’ fast block Socks, drop
stitch and fancy embroidery, worth.
50c, at 25c.
Meus’ Black Lace Lisle Thread.
i Hose, fancy embroidery, also
blnck and white stripes all sizes,
worth 75c, at SOc.
Winsome
Very dainty, very
crisp, very tempt-
Wash Goods. i trnmer freshness
are these wash good of ours; sum
mer gowns can well be selected
now.
1,250 >ards Hue Dimities ex-
quisite colorings, and new designs,
worth 7Je, special at 5c.
Mercerized Madras Cloths in
hnudsome stripes, Polka Dots and
solid colors worth 25c, at 20c.
Curtains and The h0U8e clean "
ingwill soonbe-
nrnnoripc gbis you’ll want
lirapeneS. a pair or two ot
curtains, perhaps. We’ve got
them; got them • made of muslin,
made of lace. Portieres also in the
most approved styles and colorings.
Nottingham Lace Curtains, full
length, exquisite designs, wort It.
$1.35, at $1.00 pair.
KufUed Muslin Curtains, fulL
length, good quality, worth $1,35.
at $1.00.
15 pieces fine Dimities and Bat
istes iu small printed designs, also
linen colored effects worth 15c,
special at 10c.
20 pieces Corded Zephyrs Mad
ras, and Ginghams, worth 15c at
10c.
Chenille and Tapestry Porteries,
fall length, worth $4.00, $5.00 and
$0.00, special at $2.50, $3.60 and.
$5.00 pair.
bJio
We are lowing a very large and.
well selected stock of Ladies and.
Gents Travelling Bags, Suit Cases
and Trunks. Also “Roundtrees"
patent roller tray Tranks* “Your
name put on Trank free of charge.”
GEO. D. WHEATLEY
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