06 Jan 1892
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1892
Page
1
More than 300 stylish cloaks and jackets offered at low prices from $2.50 to $5.00. Early shoppers can choose from a wide array of handsome garments. The sale emphasizes value and prompt selection to clear overstock.
Manufacturers report carpets across grades have fallen 10 to 20 percent. The ad urges buyers to note lower prices and asks customers if they can match the deals elsewhere, promising cheaper selling prices to accompany the reduced costs.
Washington dispatch reports B W Perkins takes oath as Kansas senator and seats on the senate floor while a large memorial set is heard. In the House Speaker pro tem McMillin is chosen as Crisp is absent, and private bill printing rules are debated. The issue of immigration and anti Chinese measures appear among several introduced bills. A scuppernong wine venture and a shop tale close the page.
Sumter County Agricultural Society met to elect officers for the year and delegates to the State Agricultural Society. Capt. J. L. Adderton was re elected president W L Glessner secretary and delegates J L Adderton W L Glessner Henry Harvey with alternates to be chosen. Col Nesbitt to address on January 13 11 a m and topics to be announced. An opera house performance by Salvini with Miss Selena Fetter and others drew a large audience confirming Americus stage esteem.
Intelligence from Americus recounts a deadly dispute between Joe Perry Peppers Streatam Clark over cotton then escalated. Perry fired twice with a shotgun wounding Clark, who lay severely injured and near death, as doctors fought to save him.
A green parakeet escapes from an Italian exhibitor on Park Street as onlookers watch. The bird flies into an elm and calls for help in a comic scene while sparrows mob the parakeet and the crowd offers no aid. A separate notice references Prof Wilkinson teaching in 1908.
Americus city highlights include Col J A Hixon returning from Arlington Capt S B Weston from Albany Mrs Lyon of Lumpkin and Miss Mamie Callaway arriving from Lampkin Dr T J Kennedy back from Cordele and more. Bank dividend declared five percent and local railway and business meetings noted along with social visits and upcoming prayer meeting at the Wire Street church.
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