15 Dec 1891
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1891
Page
1
Bascom Myrick editor Times-Recorder Americus Ga. Wheatley advertises 10 day sale offering unprecedented bargains in ladies and misses wraps and newly opened white and colored blankets. Highlights include 100 pairs White Lambs Wool 11-4 blankets at 5.00 each and Woodbury 10-4 blankets at 8.00 per pair, claimed to beat market prices.
In Graham Justice Court a crowded session featured a dramatic assault with intent to murder case linked to a long sequence of alleged conspiracies. John Wingate and Dave Wingate were involved with Hudson and Bivins, with a $200 bond set for the defendant after thorough review of contested testimony. An unrelated accident report notes Pat Smith lost two toes when a lever and shaft failed during bridge gang work. A Jerusalem exhibition is advertised as a must see event for locals and visitors.
A sad death report from Americus notes Dr W C Russell found dead in bed after a night of unwellness. The coroner says heart paralysis caused the sleep death. He was a Cuthbert native and respected pharmacist with many friends. An inquest verdict unknown cause. Remains shipped to relatives in Cuthbert for interment.
A bustling roundup of city notes covers theatre tickets, court actions, and new ventures. Two Old Cronies tickets go on sale while a local man faces larceny charges and is acquitted. Bobbing between politics and business, reports note a proposed water main extension, a billiard parlor move, a pending Panama railroad posting, and plans for Savannah road work. Also mentioned are a boy christening, license settlements, and civic meetings.
The Americas Jewelry Company extends evening hours until 11 pm through Christmas. A flood of personal notes lists visitors and residents in Americus and nearby cities including Richland Richlands Columbia Smithville Montgomery Leesburg Macon Atlanta Savannah and Paris Texas. The text also notes plans to sell stock from New York dealers at near cost and invites local shoppers to visit Americus Jewelry Company.
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