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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER, FRIDAY JANUARY 2, 1903,
NEW YORK
ACKETST
Planters Bank Bui dins.
Near Court House, -
- Americus, Ga.
r XMAS PRESENTS
THAT ARE USEFUL.
The Largest Quantity of Rugs.
The Bost Assortment of Patterns.
■ Quality the Best. Prlcos Cut In Half.
t.v.s-.wiwt
“ Large Line of Beautiful Pictures.
PRICES THE LOWEST.
...LACE CURTAINS...
Quantity Enough for All.
Kinds to Suit Everybody. Prico in Reach of All.
Dry Goods and Notions,
Shoes, Hats and Clothing to Suit Everybody.
Quality and Prico to Suit Everybody.
HAMILTON & 00.,
AMERICUS, GEORGIA.
Planters Bank Building, ■ • Forsyth St.
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r L. G. COUNCIL.
Cotton Factor
DEALER IN
COAL # Fertilizers.
Me east is the oalobratud Blooton Lamp sad Jalliaa,
oaneeded tUe finest domastta oosl sold ia this market.
All orders for oo.I promptly delivered. My prloes as low
as the lowest..
I mako liberal cash adv.tnoot oa oottoa ia store at
very low rate of interest.
Telephone No. 38
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CLOTHING AND SHOES A SPECIALTY
E. D. SHEFFIELD COMPANY.
Odd Pants, Coats and Vests, Overcoats, Prince
Albert Suits, Cutaway Suits and Sack Suits.
in Valour Calf, Vici Kid.
Box Calf, Cardovan Calf.
^if-SEE OUR CLOTHING.
E. D. SHEFFIELD CO.
SHOES
113 Cotta. A,«.
DLA2E IN BROOKLYN
DOES MUCH DAMAGE
Property Loss of $400,000.
Three Firemen Killed.
SUNNY SOUTH IS IN
GRASP JFJCE KING
Coldest Weather of Winter
Is Beported.
THREE OTHERS BADLY INJURED.! COLD EXTENDS TO GULF.
While Fighting Flames Wall Tumble*
Upon Them, Burying Them Under
Tons of Debris—Fire Occurred In
River Front District
Many Cities and Towns South of the
Ohio River Report Temperatures
Ranging From Freezing Point to
Many Degrees Below.
MOZ LEY’S
LEMON ELIXIR.
Regulates the Liver, Stomach. Bowels and Kidneys.
Fur billloasoess, oonstipat'ou sod malaria.
For lodige.tiou, siek aud nervous be. ache.
Fur sleeplessness, nervousness heart failure and nervous prostration.
Fur fever, chills, debility aud k'dnsy diseases, take Lemon Elixir.
Ladies, fer ustnral sod ihorongb organic regulation take Lemon Elixir.
SO centH and 31 00 bottle at druggists.
Prepared ouly tty Dr. U. Mozley, Atlanta, Oa.
New Voids, Dec. 26.—In a fire which Louisville, Ky., Dec. 26.—The cold'
shot through five factories in tho riv- est weather of the winter Is reported
er front district of Brooklyn after 1 today from many places south of the
o'clock, this morning, three firemen ■ Ohio river. The temiieratures report-
were killed, three were badly injured J ed to the weather bureau range from
and more than $400,000 damage was j 6 degrees above at Evansville, Ind.,
done. The list of dead and injured ia
as follows:
Dead
Michael O'Toole, fireman, of Engine
company No. 55, on water tower.
Thomas Jeffries, fireman, water tow
er No. 6, crushed out of recognition.
Battalion Chief Tolimas Coppingcr,
of twenty-third battalion, skull frac
tured. arm and leg broken.
Injured':
Thomas McCarthy, fireman, engine
company No. 68, on water tower, right
leg fractured and right hip crushed.
William McCoolcy, citizen, skull
crushed.
Beginning among the inflammable
to 46 degrees at Galveston and 48 at
Corpus Chrlstl, Tex. Some of tho
temperatures reported are:
Louisville, 9, which Is 21 degrees
below normal: Nashville, 14; Chatta
nooga. 16; Memphis, 20; Atlanta, 18,
and Little Rock, 22.
Memphis, Doc. 26.—This is tho cold
est day of tho year In Memphis and
vicinity. The thermometer register
ed 19 degrees at 6 o’clock.
Chattanooga, Dec. 26.—-The ther
mometer at this station reached 16.1
above zero today, the coldest season
of the year. There was a light snow
materials in the cooperage plant of and Indications of continued cold to-
Allbuckle Bros.. at Plymouth and j night.
Bridge streets, within a half hour the
flames were shooting from ail the Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 26.—Christ-
buildiugs and all the available fire en- ' mar night was the coldest of tho win-
gines in Brooklyn, with Chief Purrey ter in Birmingham, the thermometer
in charge, were trying to save the , dropping to 19 degrees above. The
district. j mercury had risen very little at 10
The cooperage plant of Arbuckle o'clock this morning, it registering
Bros. Is an old-fashioned, a-story brick 22. The day is fair, writh sharp
building. It was filled from top to , winds blowing.
bottom with material for making bar-1
reis. the refuse from the carpenter ] Asheville, If. C., Dec. 26.—The tem
work, old barrels, and loose odds and perature here reached 12 degrees
ends of lumber, and fears were enter- j above zero this morning. The cold-
tained that the flames would spread est weather Asheville has had this
I have been s great snfTrrer from dvspepsis for sbont fifteen years, my
•rouble being my liver, stomscb sad bowels, with terrible headaches. Lemon
Elixir cured me. My appetite is good, aud I am well. I bad taken a barrel of
other medicine, that done me on good. CHARLES GIBHARD.
No. 151.5 Jefferson St., Louisville, Ky.
MOZLEY’S LEMON HOT DROPS
Cares all Congbs, Colds, Sore Throat, Hoarseness and Bronchitis, 35 cents,
at Druggists.
/COLCHICINE
SALICYLATE
Trochet’s Colchicine Salicylate Capsules.
A standard and infallible cure for RHEUMATISM and GOUT,
endorsed by the highest medical authorities of Europe ana
America. Dispensed only in spherical capsules, which dis
solve in liquids of the stomach without causing irritation or
disagreeable symptoms. Price, $1 per bottle. Sold by
druggists. Be sure and get the genuine.
WILLIAMS Mill. IV., (.'LEVEL A Ml. OHIO, Bala
Sold bythe Kldridge'Drug Stores. Americas,-Oa,
to a number of factories In the' imme
diate vicinity and to the nearby ten
ements.
j Thomas Kenney, a watchman in the
Arbuckle plant, was passing down the
| stairs when he saw a ribbon of flame
shoot out of a rubbish heap on the
first floor. Almost before he could
[ gasp, the entire first floor was in a
j blaze. He Jumped from a window,
! and before he had crossed the street
! the flames were shooting from the
windows. Policeman Buckley sent
In one, then two alarms. Before the
j firemen had arrived tho third and
fourth floors had caught.
Wien Deputy Chief Murray arriv
ed he sent in a third and fourth alarm,
and when Chief Purrey arrived, a half
hour later, he ordered engines and
flrrboats from Manhattan side of the
river to help. With the arrival of
water tower No. 6. battalion Chief
Copplngrr assumed charge of it and
ran It ditectly under one of the walls.
Suddenly the wall was seen to bulge
at the third story, and before the
men could move It. crashed directly
down on them. Three firemen and
McCoolcy, a citizen, were buried, and
the water tower and ladders were
smashed Into kindling wood. Ten
minutes laten the first of tho men
was taken out. This was the bat
talion chief, unconscious and fatally
hurt.
McCooley came next McCarthy,
who will die. It Is thought, was found
half under a wheel of the tower, also
unconscious. The bodies of Jeffries
and OTode were found near togeth
er.
season,
of snow.
There has been a light fall
Knoxville, Tenn.. Doc. 26.—The tem
perature last night was 16 degrees
above zero. The Indications are that
it will bo colder tonight. This Is the
coldest temperature In Knoxville this
winter, the previous record being 25
degrees on Dec. 9.
A Cold Waye.
The forecast of sudden ohanges in the
wratber t-ervei notice that a boarte
voice and a heavy cough may invade the
s anotlty of health in yonr own home.
Cautious people have a ^bottle of One
Minute G<>ugh Cure always at hand, E.
U Wise,Madison, Ga. writes: “I am In
debted to Oee Minute Cure for my
pres >nt good health, and probably my
life.” It cures Coughs, Colds, La-
G Ippe, Bronchitis, Pneumonia and all
Throat and Lung troubles. One M-nute
Cough Cure outs the phlegm, draws out
tbs lotlammaUoD, heals and soothes the
mucous membiames and strengthens
tho longs. W. A. Rembert.
Mobile, Ala., Dec. 26.—The coldest
weather of the season visited Mobile
today, the thermometer registering
32.6 degrees early this morning. Cold
er weather is promised for tonight.
Nashville, Tenn., Dee. 26.—This is
tho coldest day of the season. Tho
mercury stood at 13 at 7 o’clock this
morning and had risen but two de
grees at noon. There |s a biting
wind from the north, and Indications
point to a drop of 10 degrees by night.
New Orleans. Dec. 26.—The weather
Is clear and cool; mercury at noon 44.
The prediction of tho government fore
caster Is for colder weather tonight,
with freezing at most to the .coast.
Mother Gmy'iiSncet rowtlem’for Children'
Successfully used bv Mother Gray,
nurse in the Childrsn’a'Home in New
York, Cure Feverishness, Bad 8tom-
acb, Teething Disorders, move and
regulate the Bowels and Destroy
Worms. Over 31,000testimonials. They
never fail. All druggists, 25a. Simple
FREE. Address Alien S. Olmstead,
Le Roy, N. Y,
When a tramp sees an ax it always
gives him a splitting headache.
CHRISTMAS GOODS
Arriving Daily at
Pricker’s.
While in New York, and the East, recently, we carefully selected
the most beautiful line of goods suitable for
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
ever brought to Aiucricus. We are opening them up rapidly, and by
December Fiist will have a complete line of all the LATEST NOVEL
TIES in Jewelry, Sterling Silver, Brass and Iron Goods, Bric-a-Brac,
Art Goods, Cut Glass, Umbrellas, Purses, Pocket Books, Fine China,
and many other things too numerous to mention.
Of course our regular line of Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Cutlery,
Scissors, Razors, Fountain Pens, Spectacles, Eye-Glasses, and
SMALL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
of all kinds, is complete and up-to-dnte in every particular.
Wo most cordially invite a careful inspection of our entire stock,
feeling sure we can please the most fastidious in Style, Quality and
Price, Mail orders tilled day they are received. Goods we sell, en3
graved free of charge. Call, write or ’Phone
James Flicker & Bro.
TELEPHONE NO. 280.
409 Jackson St. - Americus, Ga.
A man likcB to hear a woman say she
has never been kissed, even if he don't
believe it.
A Thousand’s Dollars Worth of Good.
A. H. Thuroe-., h wed kmwn ooal
opetator of Buffalo, O. writes. "I have
been alllleted with kidney aud bladder
trouble lor years, passing giavel
stones with excruciatiog pain. I got 00
relief from medicines until I began tsk
lug Foley's Kidney Cure, then the re
sult was surprising. A few doses st.-rted
tbo brick dost like fine stones ami now
1 bavo no pain aoross my kidneys and 1
feel like a new man. It has done me a
f 1,009 worth of gnot.” John It. Hudson.
No matter bow tight a girl’s shoes
•re she never likes to acknowledge the
corn.
A Timely Topic.
At this season of coughs sod colds It
is well to know that Foley’s Honey and
Tar Is the greatest throat and ‘long rem
edy. It enree quickly and prevents seri
ous results from a cold. John B. Hud-
If yon fesl III and needra pill
Wuy uot|puroh'se;tbe|tissl?
D iWitt’ E arly Risers
Are llttlejsurprleer*,
Take one—thoyjdo thejreat.
W. H. Howell, Houston, Tex. writes
—I have used Little Etrly Riser Pills
ia my family for oonstipstlon, sick
head tohe, |eto. To their use I am In
debted for the health of my family. W.
A, Kembert,
An epitaph on a man's toombstone
never indioates that ho was a bore.
Worth ffl* 10ft to yon to ears child
or adalt 0 j j DCon tj n enoe of
water daring sleep “Anti-Dlarotio”
stops it immediately. 81. Bold bv E.
J. Eldridge, druggist.
It takes the avenge man a lifetime to
cirreet hiejbadjgrammar.
Itch on human cured in 80 minutes
by Wollford’s Sanitary Lotion This
never fails. Sold by F, J, Eldridge.
druggist, Amcricns. Gs.
| consultation with your-
/ 'P self and then an inapec-
• ■ tion of our excellent stock
of Shoes and Hats will convince
the most skeptical that we have
the best line in the city.]
I F ( you want a swell Shoe, we have it. If you want
a working shoe we have it, and they don't cost
a fortunc'citlicr. What could be more appropri
ate as a Xmas gift than a nice pair of our Shoes.
Rvlander Shoe Go.
FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS!
DR. ALEXANDER’S
CHILL TONIC
A positive, permanent, and safe cure for Malaria,
Chills sn4 Fever. Contains no polaon. The beat
Tonics Anti-Periodic, Appctiacr, and Strength,
ener for pale, sickly female* and ch lldren known.
Brings the glow to faded cheeks; makes weak
children Cat and hearty.
Tablet Cara; tasteless; easy to take.
Pries 50 ctt. Trial Size, >5 els.
Dr. Alexander's Liver Regulator ec.
oeaa, Torpid Uver. Constipation, Sick HwdsrkS
Mesa Casts. Far sals ky
Sc it by aul oa receipt ot price, «yB.J,
Eldndgr, sole igenti Americas, Us
I air handling cotton seed meal in con
nection with my cotton {seed business.
Will sell or exchange meal for seed.
WILL U. CARTER,
316 COTTON AVENUE.
Mixed Sweet Peas.
First Selection.
Now is the Best time^to plant to insure deep
rooting against the coming Dry and Hot weather.
They bear longer time and blooms are richer when
planted at this season. Our new stock of Choice
Mixed have arrived and we wish to supply you.
Eldridge Drug 1 Stores.