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Americus
ESTABLISHED 1879.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 26, 1890.
letters from the people.
In this column Any communication,
couched In proper language,and not per
sonal in its nature, will bj published,nc
matter whether it accords with the views
of this paper or not: provided, always, that
e subject-matter is orsumefent Interest
ilon.-
WESTON ITEMS.
Newsy Notes and Dots from a Growing
Town.
Weston, Sept. 16.—Too much
rain lor cotton picking:
Pleasant nights and hot days.
The Liberal Enterprise is a sound
Alliance paper.
Capt. Thos. M. Allen, of Ainerl
cua, was in town last week.
Mr. T. A. Coleman, of Webster,
was in Cuthbert Tuesday to buy or
rent a home there.
Mr. Wesley Dozier, of Dawson
is in town to-day.
Mr. 6. E. Dennard, the census
enumerator for this district, says
be enrolled thirteen pairs of twin
babies. Out of that number seven
pairs were boys.
Dr. J. T. Dlsmukc has a •‘1'exas
horse that can cross a cow gap on
tbe railroad as easy as Mr. Sum
merford’s hog.
Mr. Janies McKinnon, one of
Julius & Simmons’head drummers,
was in town to-day, selling goods
and cracking jokes with the boys.
Mr. C. Z. Saunders visited Rich
land this week. We do not know
whether it waBto see his girl or to
see some one else’s girl,
Mr. B. F. Barge went to Dawson
to-day on business.
Mr. W. J. Sims went to Parrot’s
to-day on business.
We are glad to know that Archie
the little son of Dr. A. K. Patter
son, who was so violently thrown
from a horse last week, Is not so
seriously hurt ns was once supposed
Mrs. Nena Carter is visiting rela
tives and friends at Plains of Dura.
Mr. G. R. Brown, of Richland
visited his best girl at Weston last
Sabbath.
Mrs. H. C. Saunders U quite sick,
Mrs. Flowers and Mra. Smith
have located here from Brooklyn to
do a first-class millinery business.
art county, is visiting the city, the
guest of her cousin, Miss Lora Pas
chal.
Mrs. Helen Cater, after spending
[«w* a week or two with her brother,
Col. J. G. Parks, left for her home
in Perry last Monday.
Mrs. W. G. Parks left last Mon-
day for Atlanta to visit her sous,
Willie and Loyd Parks.
g-»Rev. 8. G. Barges and wife, of
Sumner, Ga., spent a few days in
our city last week, aud were so well
pleased they speak of moving here
if they can buy or rent a bouse.
Mr. B, L. Kimbrough, of Stewart
county, visited our oity yesterday
on business aud to see relatives.
Love looks as young and handsome
as he did twenty years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Lockhart, of
Americus, are visiting the family of
Mrs. F. A. Harper.
Mrs. Olin Wimberly returned to
her home in Macon yesterday.
Sirs. R. L. Bennett, of Tallahas
see, Fla., formerly Miss Carrie Bug
gies, of this place, is visiting rela
tives in Dawson.
There are more cases of yellow
jaundice in our city now than I
ever saw or heard of before. Other
wise I hear no complaint of sick
ness.
A great deal of cotton is coming
in, but many farmers will hold for
better prices. Business is good in
every line. J. A. F.
DAWSON'S DOINGS.
FraUe I or Criap—The Bchooli—Penon*.
nl Mention.
Dawson, Sept. 2-4.—The citizens
of Terrell county are unanimous In
their admiration and praise of
Judge Crisp for his determination
to keep the republicans at bay, and
proventlng them from unseating a
good white democrat who was
elected, and seating a black repub
lican who was not elected. We
hope he and his followers will con
tinue to frustrate their dastardly
designs till Congress adjourns, and
bis roward will certainly come
later on.. .
Our white public school now has
about 250 pupils. Miss Lota Clark,
daughter of tbe principal, Prof. A.
•i. Clark, has been added to the
corps of teachers. Bhe stood a very
creditable examination, and the se
lection is a good one.
Bob Ayoook bad a preliminary
trial last Monday before Judge
Statham, for forging orders on two
of our merchants, and was bound
over to the Superior on a '1100
bond in each case, Not being able
to make the bond he was returned
to jail.
The Alliance directors held a
meeting here last Monday and
elected Mr. J. I. Hiller manager of
tbe Alliance store. Mr. Hiller is
a n excellent farmer and a good
ousiucss man, and the selection
*as a good one.
Mr. E. T. Kinney has sold his
!»rm three miles, from town for $20
Per acre. He sold his gin, cane
ailll, aud other machinery on the
.place for $1,000. Mr. Davidson, of
-^tewart county Is tbe purchaser.
iIr - Klnuey will Invest in an-
°ther larrn or Dawson real estate.
J lrs. j. t. Yarbrough, of Kan-
®°lpb county, baa rented tbe Par-
* et bouse and will move to Dawson
«• Mr. and Mrs. W. 8. Dozier,
Wiio now occupy the bouse, will re-
tb°ve to tlie country.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mins Willie Lee, of Dover, this
^uuty.u attending Andrew Female
“'•ege at Cuthbert.
il taGussie Kimbrough, of Stew-
FROM SCHLEY.
Ellavii.LE, Ga., Sept. 24.—
The demand for cotton pickers is
distressing to those whose fields arte
white. The price per hundred is
from 50 to 60 cents.
Cotton bagging was used for the
first time in this county in ’88,
when about 2 per cent, of the crop
was covered with it. In '89 about
ten or fifteen per cent, of the crop
was wrapped in it, and some few
who belonged to the Alliance de
clared that they would ever use it
if it cost fifty cents per yard; but it
seems that a majority of these over
enthused have turned their patriot
ism into politics, as the county Is
fall of’ Alliance candidates, while
only about two or three per cent
of our cotton dons the bridal attire,
By this time last fall many had
rye patches and oats, but wo hear
of none thus far.
The entire county is in deep sym
pathy with Editor McLeod, for hav
ing left a well established business
in Florida, for the health of his
family, and then lost his wife.
ladles, went to Dawson to-day to
visit relatives.
Mr. B. L. Kimbrough went to
Dawson to-day*on business.
Mr. O. T. Kenyon looks some
what restless or ill at ease, caused,
we suppose, by the absence of his
wife, who is visiting relatives In
Dawson.
Clark Davenport, colored, carved
one Horace Little, colored, on the
17th, on the place of Mr. Mercer’s,
There is a young lady in our
town that seems to think a great
deal of one of our young mer
chants, judging from the bas
kets of scuppernongs sent to him.
Mrs. Smith, of near Fort Gaines,
returned home to-day after a pleas
ant visit to her son, Mr. B. G.
Smith.
Mrs. Oscar Crymes, of Richland,
is vlBltmg relatives near Weston.
POLITICS IN SCHLEY.
A Discussion mn to Instruction*—Want
to Do It Over.
ABBEVILLE ITEMS.
Die
Superior Court Next Week
Building Boom.
Special to RecordfIi.
AbbEville, Sept. 20.—Superio
court will convene here next Mon
day. Judging frjm the papers, the
sheriff has been serving, he expects
lots of business.
The citizens of Abbeville were
expecting to supply the town, court
week, with artesian water, but by
some crook or turn, the artesian
man has failed to show up. About
four weeks ago he came and raised
derrick etc., as if bo was to com
mence at once and left to be gone a
few days, and has not returned.
Abbeville Is on a larger boom
since the election than ever. She
continues to build up. Mr. J. R.
Monroe some time ago, sold ins
handsome residence for five thous
and dollars, and he is now building
one tp be far superior to tbe first.
WESTON ITEMS.
Good cotton Market—Peraonal Par
agraphs.
Weston, Sept 23—Cotton Is com
ing In lively.
Mr. G. E. Dennard has charge of
the Alliance warehouse, and W. H.
King of the fire-proof one.
Weston has two os good cotton
buyers as can be found in any town
of Its Blze in Georgia. Messrs. J.
_. Dennard and M. F. Saunders are
giving tbe top of the market for
cotton.
Our merchants have in their fall
stock, and are doing a fine busi
ness.
Weston is the place to buy cheap
goods, to sell cotton, and to educate
your children.
M. F. Saundera will move Into
his new store this week.
Mrs. John Whltohard, of Daw
son, visited her son this week.
Mrs. Flowers come* highly rec
ommended as a music teacher, and
offers to give lessons at very low
ratea. She ought to get atlas* of a
rates. She ought to get
draen at leaat.
Miss Gussle Kimbrough, one of
Weston’s most attractive young
a
Putnam, Ga., September 23.—
Quarterly meeting will conveue
at Wiggiusviile, commencing next
Saturday.
The political situation up here
seems to be a little perplexing, and
difficult to satisfactorily adjust. As
we understand Capt. Robert Patton,
nominee for tho Senate, and Hon.
Newton Glover, nominee for the
lower house, were asked by a num
ber of citizens through a petition,
to declare who they would support
for tho Senate. This they did, and
were nominated. It Is conceded
that Capt. Patton received at least
one hundred more alliance votes,
while Mr. Glover received about an
equal number of each, demonstrat
ing that a majority at that time did
not oppose their ehoice.
But It now appears that a number
of citizens would instruct these
representatives dlftbrent, but how
and where the Instructions that
were virtually given in the Demo
cratic primary can be changed
that is If it can beat al), and vio
late no principal of Democracy
As for ourself, we are not bank
ing very heavily on either candi
date, yet we willingly accept either
a majority may approved Now,
we will suggest that both candidates
bo invited to pointedly discuss the
issues that are dividing the people,
and then if they respond to tho in
vitation, let the people meet in
masses and chose their preference.
The EUaville bank has been tem
porarily organized, so that tbe
building, safe fixtures, etc., may be
arranged. W. D. Murray pres
ident. S. A. Sellars, Claud Dixon
C. L. Buttler, T. J. Collins, Elbert
Hill, C. L. Peacock and W. D,
Murray, directors.
Tbe Marlon County AUiauoe has
completed its warehouse at Buena
Vista, and though they were not
able to open at the beglnning-ot the
season, expect to receive 3,300 bales
of cotton.
We learn that Mr. J. T. Collins
has twenty acres In corn, on which
he expects to make 1,000 bushels,
thirty bushels per acre. This land
would have orginally have made
only about 10 Bushels per acre.
Born—A little daughter to Mr.
and Mrs. F. M. Drane, one day in
the early part of last week.
Mr. Warren Dard.en happened to
the misfortune last week to have
one of his hands out up by a gin
The wounds are healing as well aa
could be expected.
The marriage of a rising young
lawyer of Buena Vista to one of
Sumter’s most estimable, refined
and intelligent young ladies, we
learn has been announced for an
early day in October.
DOTS FROM RONEY.
Ronev, Ga., Sept. 23.—As I have
seen nothing In your valuable pa
per from this seotlon, I - thought I
would give you a few items.
Roney is situated about nine miles
from Americus, on the Columbus
road,and Is the precinct of the New
26th district.
Judge A. J. Williams has lived at
Roney for over forty years, and has
filled a good many offices since liv
ing In the county. He was at one
time Judge of the Superior Court,
he has also been representative
tax collector and justice of the
peace for thirty years.
A. J. Williams aud H. J. Dupree
have lived on the same lot of land,
No. 110, for a number of years,
Both of these gentlemen have rais
ed large families, and there never
was any hard feelings between
them or their families. How Is that
for getting along like neighbors
ought, to?
Mr. Ben Logan, of Bronwood,who
has been visiting bis brother, Dr.
A. J. Logan, left for home yester
day.
Dick Frazier, white, aud Anthony
Lewis,, colored, had a difficulty at
Croxton Bros.’ gin, near Friend
ship, last Saturday. Lewis said he
was the best man in the house.
Frazier told him he was not, and
Lewis gave Frazier tbe lie, Frazier
struck Lewis, whereupon the negro
grabbed a piece of scantling, but
Frazier got the drop on him and
knocked him down with a crow bar.
He was prevented from striking
the negro again.
Elder H. Stubbs, preaohed
an excellent sermon to a large and
attentive audience at Concord last
Sunday. Roney
■ NEW POLICE.
Editor Recobder:—The space
occupied by many Individual and
county exhibits in Premium hall,
the last State Fair, Is reserved for
me again, and I prrpose to do my
part in again holding up tbe agri
cultural Interests of the county.
The individual space I shall fill,
and have accepted the whole for
the county, and hope that Instead
of a protest there may be sufficient
co-operstion to give It the ebarao-
ter of county representation.
The time Is short, and while I am
from day to day gathering In for
Individual display, I beseeoh all to
co-operate and let this neuclns of
mine form a grand old Sumter
county dlplay one time. Each year
of my effort she baa risen one de
gree higher, and why not by com
bined effort shonld she not reach
the climax? I am willing to lead
or follow, so the goal Is reached.
The Eloclion of Five New Oflleers by
Police Commission Tuesday
New policemen!
, The force is now Increased to
eloven men.
For several months the city gov
ernment has been considering the
advisability of increasing the police
forco to meet the demands occa
sioned by the wonderful increase in
the population of Amerioua, and
the general expansion of the city.
The Counoil,as will bojremember-
ed, at a recent meeting recommend
ed the increase of the force by
electing five additional'men, whose
term of service should oommence
on the 1st of October and continue
until tbe first of April .of next year,
and to then expire unless'the de
velopment of conditions in the
meantime justified that they be re
tained on the force.
Some time ago, even before the
council recommended the Increase
of the force, numerous candidates
were in the field, desiring to be
come uniform wearers and protec
tors of the peace.
After the council recommended
the Increase of the force, the police
commissioners were beselged with
tho applications of candidates
seeking appointment.
The commissioners met Monday
night but, owing to the absence of
one of their number, nothing was
doue, and they adjourned over
until Tuesday afternoon, when
they again met with a full board
present.
The commissioners were in ses
sion for a considerable time, and
the election was held.
The five men chosen from the
vast crowd of applicants were: W.
U. Ray, J. F. Fletcher, F.L. Cham
bliss, \V. C, Barrow and W. K.
Harris.
Mr. Barrow was elected to fill the
unexplred term of Officer Cobb,
who recently resigned from the
force aud ontered the dry goods
business.
Mr. Barrow,' who has been serv
ing on the force temporarily since
Mr. Cobh’s resignation, has shown
himself fully equal to tbe require
ments of the position,and in duo ap-
preciatlou of that fact his election
was made unanimous by tbe Com
missioners.
There is some doubt, and coutid-
erable discussion about'the compe
tency of Mr. Clambllss becoming
an officer, because his residence is
located without the city limits, ad(j
there seems to be some ordinance
or clause lu the charter of tbe eity
which It is thought will prohibit any
person who is not a resident of the
city from becoming a policeman.
This, however, is a question for
lawyers to decide, and It Is probable
that Air. Chambliss will go on with
t' e bslsnoe of tbe force next Wcd-
C0URT IN ABBEVILLE.
Tbs Court House Trouble-AbboVine
Destined to be s Bis Town.
Special to Recorder.
Abbeville, Sept., 23.—Abbeville
court is In session this week. Busi
ness is progressing very nicely and
with dispatch.
Judge Pate Ison the bench trying
cases that Judge Roberts is dis
qualified in.
A number of bills are being
found against parties for illlegal
voting in the recent eleetlon held
in Wilcox for the removal of the
the court house from Abbeville to
Rochelle, In which Abbeville came
out ahead.
Considerable rivalry exists be'
tween these two towns, and It is
feared that trouble may yet grow
out of the question before, it is
settled.
Col. Hawkins arrived in the city
last night. He is mueh sought for
during court week In Wilcox, and
the people look upon him ns their
savior, as tho S. A. M. road has re-
centlv developed their wonderful
resources, put considerable money
in their tickets and gave them
business never dreamed of before
the advent of the S. A. AI. road.
Abbeville Is on a considerable
boom. The price of property Is
dally increasing and finds a ready
sale to anxious buyers, who believe
strongly In the future of this old
town, made new by the energy of
her people.
The Abbeville and Wayorossroad
Is being built as rapidly as possible.
About twenty miles have been
completed and a dally schedqle la
now being made for the accomo
dation of the plantersand mill men
of that section.
In the opinion of the Recorder
Abbeville is the best town on the
eastern division of the S. A. AI.
road, and all due to the earnest
work of her enterprising oltlsens.
Mr. R. V. Fuller reoelved the sad
news Monday that hit brother-in'
law, R. S. Sheppard had been kill
ed on that day at Chipley, by
neighbor by the name of James
Crawford. There has been an old
family fend betweon the two gen
tlemen, and friends expected that
it would result in this manner, and
have endeavored to settle it, but
withont avail. Mr. Sheppard leaves
a wife an eight children almost In
destitute circumstances, as Jie was
a poor man. We extend our sym
pathy to brother Fuller In this sad
bereavement.
Court will bold all the week, as
there are several criminal cases to
be disposed of,besides an enormous
amount of legal business. *
THE LITTLE TYCOON.
PW IT WAS PRESENTED BY AMER-
, ICUS’ AMATEURS.
ADrowtUd House—Fair Ladles by the
Score—A Successful Presentation.
INCREASED FORCE.
The Central Railroad Puts on Another
Switch Engine.
The Central railroad finds itself
deluged with freight.
The wonderful growth of the bijsl-
ness of Amerlous has poured thous
ands and thousands o( pounds of
freight into tbe hands of the Central
road which it did not receive two
years ago.
Another road has been built to
Americus, and tbe short time it
has been open, it lias built up a
business that it now finds, it
self almost unable to accommo
date.
Both roads finds themselves in the
most orowded condition In this olty
of any roads no doubt In Georgia.
On all hands is the ery of more
than can be done. Men are pnt on
double duty. Extras are called in,
and everything pushed to the ut
most capacity, but to little purpose.
The roads are both overwhelmed
with work.
Tbe yards of tbe Central have
become so crowded that tbe man
agement have found It necessary
to put an other switch engine to
work. This was done' Yesterday.
The depot is filled with freight
and merchants find It very difficnlt
to obtain their goods, owing to the
enormous bulks of freight on
band.
The Central is beginiug to realize
that Americus Is tbe most Impor-
trnt place on tuelr lines In this part
of tbe country.
A Bad Death.
Mr. Homer Scotc, a prominent
young merebantof Hudson and son
of Mr. J. B. Scott of Cordele, died
Sunday morning of typhoid fever.
He was about twenty-eigbt years
old, and bad been married about a
ycer. He was a very promising
f e balance oi me lorce next » eu- ' .nd hU issue*,
nesday, which is the first day of young men, and Ills death Is au ex-
Tuesday night th^ “Little Ty
coon.“a oomic opera, was presented
at Glover’s opera house by young
ladles and gentlemen of Americus.
At au early hour the bouse began
filling up and when the curtain;
went up there w^s hardly a vacant
seat id the bouse.
This was gratifying to the young
ladles and gentlemen, and also to
the Americus Light Infantry, who
receive a part of the proceeds.
The ^better class of Amerlous
turned out en masse. The boxes j
were occupied by Mr. C. R. Wblt-
leyfand Miss Alattie IIollls, Mr.
Brloot and Aflss LIgon, Mr. Hunt
ington and Miss Annie Brannon,
Mr. Charles R. Crisp and Miss Nan
nie Lou Hawkins, Mr. Frank La
mar and Miss Cordte Hawkins, and
Mr.W.H. Allen aud Miss Lillie
Brown.
Sober, solid business men, with
their wives aud daughters, and
yonng men with their sweethearts,
young mon without their sweet
hearts, and the usual gathering of
theatre-goers filled up the parquet
and dress circle, while the gallery
gods held high revel with Father
Knickerbocker.
The play Is of the light opera or
der, as Its name indicates, aud the
way It was rendered.showed that the
young people hadtiestowed many
rehearsals aud much hard work on
it. From beginning to end It was a
hit.
To enumerate the ohargeters and '
give a description of each would be
a task that the reporter assigned for -
the work does not feel competent
to undertake, but It can be no re
flection on others who participated
to say that Messrs. C. G. Anderson,
C. R. Hardy, and Lee Allen did
themselves great credit In the prin
cipal parts, and Miss Theresa Grant,
Mrs. Edmondson and Missos Lea-
mon and Brannou carried out their
oharaoters with more than the usual
ambition.
The cast of the play was as fol
lows:
T1IK CAST.
Gen. Knickerbocker—U. G. An-
dersou.
Alvin Bsrry—C. R. Hardy.
Rufus Ready—F. F. Putnam.
Lord Dolphin—Lee Allen.
Teddy, a valet—W. J. Aatllottl.
Afontgomery—Ben Campbell.
Footman—Will Brumby.
Miss Hurricane—Miss Theresa
Grant.
Dolly Dimple—Miss Halite Lea-
mon.
Lady Dolphin—Miss Carrie Bran
non.
Violet—Mrs. Jeannle Edmond
son.
Pianist—Miss Fannie Campbell.
The chorus of Tourists, Maidens,
Japanese,Neobgobllns and compris
ed the following:
Messrs. Ben Campbell, Ben Har
ris, Will Carter, Will Brumby, Ed
Haynes, Jno. Daniel, Luther Bell,
Sam Hawkins, and Misaes Nina
'Williams, Nettie Allen, Julia Bran-
nbta, Nettle Sams, Alice Coker,
Amoret Gray, Annie Hamid.
The oostumes were splendid, and .
evinced mueh thought and ingenu
lty in their arrangement. Miss
Fannie Campbell assisted material
ly at the piano. The singing was a
great deal better that the average,
and the solos were heartily »p-
planded.
The.andience was In entire aecord
with the play, and enjoyed every
movement In the plot and counter
plots. To successfully render a light
comic opera is no easy task, even
r those trained for the work, and
at the young people aoqnltted
emaelvei tv creditably is an pvl-
iuce of tbo high order of their
musical education and talent.
Those present were profuse In
their compliments after the play,
and iii iuy expressed adesire to have
It repeated. Cordele Is very anxious
that it be presented there at the
opening of that little city’s new
opera liuuse, and should the young
people consent to do so, It will re
quire a long train to carry the
Amerlous people who would go
over with them to partlolpate.
Altogether, it wai a most delight
ful evening, pleasantly spont, urnl
thoroughly enjoyed, and Amerlcun
' 'Loam
should have many more such.
Mr. Arthur Rylaoder sold a resi
dence lot to Air. Z. F.AIarket yester
day. It was one of tbe most
