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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1900
Page
6
A crowded Dol day festival erupted into chaos as bricks flew and gunfire echoed through a packed hall. Police report three men wounded, moonlit shooting leaving windows shattered and patrons injured while the crowd sought to recover their belongings and money.
The Wilson Buggy Co. has been organized there and will engage in extensive factoring and repair work. Founders include Mesere, J.T. Wilson, W. H. Sae, J. M Oliver, W. O. Burpee, and W. Mano. The Green Brothers on Cotton are involved and will carry on at that established shop. B. and W. A. Greene depart Birmingham to enter the same line of business elsewhere.
A garbled note describes a baby feeding aid and mentions dosing. It urges mothers to take an emulsion to improve the baby's weight, claiming it will make the baby's food more abundant and economical for the dollar size.
Mr Harry Fain and Misa Lou Ham were married at noon yesterday at the Weide residence on Lamar Street. Rev LeRoy G Henderson officiated. The ceremony was quiet and elegant, with intimate friends witnessing. The couple will reside in Baubridge, and Mr Fain is a promising young businessman.
Judge Speer reports about 300 marriage licenses issued in Sumter County this year, a record not a heartbreak. About 600 people are affected by this rise, with a large majority colored though the white side shows improvement in the counts.
For the first time in years stockyards fill with mules and business is excellent. Hundreds of mules available and farmers buying. Prices range from 00 to $150 based on size and quality. Kentucky importation boosts supply as Sumter county prepares for cotton planting next spring.
The County Board of Education met at the courthouse and ordered the 65 public schools to reopen on the second Monday in January 8th. Teachers must obtain contracts from County School Commissioner Moore before schools open, with allocation of contract dates January 20 and 24 at Americus office for teachers and other business.
Mr Horace Ewing, an aged Sumter resident and former Confederate soldier, died yesterday from injuries after a cotton press timber gave way. He and Mr Joseph Glover were watching the press when flying parts knocked them down. Ewing suffered severe injuries and passed away at Glover’s home. He was a Kentucky native who lived in Sumter since the Civil War.
A. K. Pickard from Buena Vista was arrested on the statement of Grant Carson, who implicates him in burning Edward's stores at Tazewell last Sunday. Carson was shot and captured near Americus Thursday. Pickard is described as an excellent young man, while the accusation is doubted.
A New York physician advised a patient to use Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for womb collapse and flooding. The patient reports relief after following Mrs Pinkham’s directions, with testimonials from others praising the remedy and advice to many women.
The McLeod Company plans to consolidate its stock of dry goods and shoes in Americus, shipping inventory to the Oglethorpe house while continuing to operate from Americus. Mr. R L McLeod will reside in Americus and later enter another business line here, preserving local ties and charitable giving through Dr King’s New Discovery promotions, with free samples and a guaranteed refund offer.
The Americus Buggy Company purchased Greene Bros interests on Cotton Avenue and will continue buggy and wagon manufacture and repair. The company name is changed to Wilson Buggy Company and moves to new quarters with improved facilities. J P Wilson Manager thanks patrons and requests continued support from the public. December 80, 1909.
Mr. H. H. Allen, a former Americus resident, returns for a lengthy visit to relatives. He left more than twenty years ago for Indian Territory and has since thrived in the Chickasaw Nation, where he once ran a mercantile business. Local citizens greet him warmly on his extended stay.
An old advertisement-like fragment touts Theo Bucklen’s Alpha Salve as a general cure for ulcers and various skin ailments. It claims rapid relief for burns boils felons corns and related conditions. Sold by E. J. Tarridge druggist with a guarantee of cure.
A week after The Times-Reorder noted a Huanchal bank would be set up soon in the Americas, inquiries are pouring in from northern concerns. The new bank is to open in a few weeks and will have strong financial backing. Plague reports from Melbourne say five whites in Numea New Caledonia have been attacked and one died, with fifteen Kanakas and Chinese also dead and fourteen under treatment. Authorities warn of exposure to rain cold and storms and promote a tonic marketed as warding off colds. Perry Davis Pain Killer advertised at 25c and 50c.
Associates of Carter Do Not Want to Separate in Savannah case tied to Atlantic Dredging and Contracting and others, facing conspiracy charges over a government loss of 575504. Defendants include Benjamin D Greene Covel John F Gaynor Ward H Gaynor William T Gaynor and Michael A Connerdy with former Captain Oberlin M Carter US engineer corps. Proceedings before United States Commissioner Shields. indictment questions argued. examination adjourned to Wednesday.
Bishop Charles B Galloway, head of the Southern Methodist education board, praised early gains in the Twentieth Century Fund in Memphis. He noted conferences organized across southern states, with expectations to exceed 1,690,090 dollars allocated to southern church conferences and an initial 500,000 dollars already raised.
In a severe gale off Dungeness Kent the Hamburg and South American liner Pelotas struck sands with 29 passengers aboard. Coast guards fought surf to reach the ship and fire rocket apparatus. By daybreak rescue boats landed all passengers at New Romney.
South Carolina set a record with 203.61 miles of railroad built in 12 months, then adding 197 miles in the last six months. The Seaboard Air Line leads with 61 miles, Atlantic Coast Line 34 miles, and Southern 51.2 miles, as the state reports broader growth in rail mileage. In Omicano, Judge Tuthill denied an injunction blocking the absorption of Wagner Palace Car by Pallman Palace Car, a move opposed by Broskholger of Alton.
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