Random Town News Bits From An Uneven Page
A jumble of terse local items notes Mary Davis’s health recovery and return to poster duty, cotton market dips with a rebound expected, plans to send $400 to subscribers, artesian well water, peach prices at 25 cents a peck, potential round bale press investment, local doctors adopting electrical devices, and a teachers institute forming in Sumter region. Also mentions Universalist church work, returning locals to work with Pinkston Co, and lamp/light pole installations.
Americus Woman Ships Large Watermelon Cargo
An Americus woman operating a small farm near the Central Will road shipped about fourteen carloads of watermelons, earning handsome returns. The crop is described as notably large for the season, highlighting her success as a thrifty farm manager and producer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus
Willroad
Better Price for Cotton If Farmers Organize
Farmers and merchants of Sumter county and Americas urge unity to secure a higher cotton price. The Cotton Growers Protective Association plans to explain leniency in handling and selling cotton at a public meeting on July 28 in Americus with President Pope Brown and President Harvie Jordan attending to outline proposed sale plans and safeguard profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumter County
Americas
Cotton Growers Protective Association
Pope Brown
State Agricultural Society
Harvie Jordan
Southern Cotton Growers Protective Association
Times-Recorder
Americus
Machinery Shipped Signals End of Americus Fertilizer Plant
The Virginia-Carolina Fertilizer Co's Americus plant has lost most machinery as rebuilding plans wane. Only the engine and boilers remain while other equipment has been shipped to Macon and elsewhere. A year after a major fire destroyed the acid plant at a cost of 35000 dollars, official word on renewal has not been given, but removal of machinery suggests the plant will not be rebuilt, impacting a large local workforce and major regional industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia-Carolina Fertilizer Co
Americue
Macon
Americus
Life Renewer for Ladies Promises Relief and Cures
Olivia Peterson of Coldwater Michigan credits the Mystic Life Renewer with curing nervous trouble headaches and ailing stomachs after thirteen years of illness. She says it outperformed doctors patent medicines and Christian Science in improving her health and energy. Sold by E J Eldridge Druggist Americus IT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olivia Peterson
Coldwater
Mich
E. J. Eldridge
Americus
Advertised Letters List From Americus Post Office 1900
Complete list of unclaimed mail remaining at Americus Georgia post office as of July 18 1900. Names include Mrs Lissir Bailey Mr C A Edwards Miss Lucila Hodges Miss Lula Hunter Miss Larry Jackson Miss Gilda Locket Miss Mary Mimis Mr J B Oford Captain Slaughter Sister Laynie Tiny Miss Mary Thomas Miss Beaulah Thornton Mr Robert Walls Charry Wingsled Miss Worthed Miss Nelly Wiggins Miss JFannie Burra P Mt. Unclaimed items will be sent to the dead letter office in Washington if not claimed within 14 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amenters
Americus
Washington
B—Bailey
Lissir
E—Edwards
C A. O—Grasham
WC. H—Hodges
Lucila
Hunter
Lula
J—Jackson
Larry
Johnson
Gilda
Mary
M—Mimis
J B. O—Oford
A G. S—Slaughter
Laynie
T—Tiny
Thomas
Beaulah
Thorton
Robert
W-Walls
Charry
Wingsled
Worthed
Nelly
Wiggins
Jfannie
Birds of Passage Coming and Going in Americus
A long list of social travel as Americus residents and guests depart for Tybee Island Savannah Atlanta and New York with mentions of Miss Helen Twitty Miss May McKenzie Capt W H Tondee and Mrs R T Byrd. Several families plan summers at Cumberland Island Atlantic resorts and Linville while others return from visits to Macon Reidsville Montezuma and Birmingham. A note of fresh Baylor's and Hudsons dragators closes the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss May McKenzie
Macon
Capt
W. H. Tondee
Lumpkin
Death of Americus Citizen L N Hudson Ends Long Career
I N Hudson, a leading Americus merchant and cofounder of J N Hudson & Co on Lee Street, died Sunday night after a brief illness from a severe stroke. He never married, lived with his widowed sister Mrs Mathews, and was renowned for honesty and public trust. Funeral held at his residence with Rev W J Noyes presiding. large gathering of relatives and friends attended.
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L. N
Hudson Americus
Americus
Wdson
W. B. Hudson
J. N. Hudson & Co
Lee Street
Hudson
Mathews
Harwell
Sumter farmers sell flour to merchants for cash
Sumter county farmers are selling flour directly to American merchants rather than buying from merchants, marking a shift toward profit from their wheat crop. Yesterday W A Reid delivered several barrels to Buchanan Bros, with farmers anticipating a strong wheat harvest and ample corn and home raised hams and bacon for the year ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumter County
Americas
Sumter
W. A. Reid
Buchanan Bros
Siamese cantaloupe astonishes farmers prize winner
Mr. George H. Sieg yesterday produced a remarkable twin Rocky Ford cantaloupe growing from a single stem. The two large melons were perfectly formed and fused into one flat fruit, a sight treasured by the gathering and likely to rival the Constitution’s famed double decked watermelon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Sieg
Atlanta Constitution
Bro. Sieg
Freight Struck His Cranium
Dr. Cato treated a negro man struck by a freight train near the track. He had stretched himself beside the rails for a nap using a crovatio pillow. A small portion of his head was injured but he did not suffer serious pain. the freight engine also escaped serious injury.
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Cato
Onif
Artesian Wells Bored by John E. Cole Ad
Experienced artesian well borer John E. Cole advertises in this week’s Times-Recorder. He has bored many wells in this part of Georgia and invites readers to write him at Wenong Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Cole
Times-Recorder
Georgia
Wenong
Powers Murder Case Resumes With Sensational Evidence
In Grorcerows Ky July 18 the Powers murder trial resumed with minor witnesses before a day packed with sensational testimony. John A Black of Barboursville testified Powers sought to form an armed mob to intimidate legislators in Frankfort, a plan Black opposed as harming the Republican party. Finlay and other leaders allegedly approved. Black recounted further attempts to recruit him, while Col Campbell challenged the mob narrative as the defense pressed Powers’s threats against Gov. Bel the mob image. The next witness, J W Siler of Williams burg, testified about a $1,000 loan connected to Governor Finlay’s case, as the defense and prosecution sparred over competency and timing.
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Frankfort
Republican Party
Powers
Taylor
Black
Charles Finlay
Louisville
Nesbeilie Saitzona
Owens
Coulton
Sims
Culton
Witeld
Finley
Colonel Campbell
Goebel
J. W. Siler
Williamsburg
Finlay
Teachers Meet in Americus Colored Institute Opening July 23
A combined institute for colored teachers will be held in Americus starting July 23 for two weeks. Attendees are invited from Sumter Webster Dooly Macon Schley and Houston counties with board arrangements for out of county teachers at six dollars per day. All Sumter county colored teachers from this year must attend.
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Colored Teachers Institute
Americas
Sumter
Schley
Dooly
Macon
Webster
Houston
Universalist
Pashel
Americus
Sumter County
Moore
Mr Charles W Lamar Returns From Rocky Mountain Trip
Mr Charles W. Lamar arrived in Americus yesterday after an extended journey across the Rocky Mountains with notable stays at Pike’s Peak and Colorado Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Lamar
Americus
Rocky Mountains
Pike's Peak
Colorado Springs
Johnston's Sarsaparilla Promises Family Cure
Mrs. C H Kingsbury of Louis, Gratiot Co Michigan reports cure of rheumatism catarrh and neuralgia after using Johnston's Sarsaparilla, claiming 2 bottles cured her and her family and endorsing it to all. Michigan Drug Co Detroit and E J Rudridge Americus Ga listed as sellers.
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C. H. Kingsbury
Louis
Gratiot Co
Mich
Ind
Johnston
Johnston's
T! Michigan Drug CO
Detroit
E. J. Rudridge
Americus
Gavan Aren Ier
Tennessee Miners Strike at Bricegills Coal Creek
About one hundred miners walked out at the Tennessee Coal company mines near Coal Creek Bricegills Tennessee after organizer J We Howe of the United Mine Workers ordered a strike to protest the discharge of twelve miners for union affiliation The union recently organized the Tennessee mines and aims to organize all mines in the district under a three organizer plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal Creek
Coa Creek
Tenn
J. We Howe
United Mine Workers of America
Tennesse Coal Company
Bricegills
Ming Workers” Union
Tennessee Mines
Mangled in Machinery at Georgia Sawmill
Convinus July 17 news reports the death of William King at Roger McEloy’s sawmill in Chattahoochee County. He was injured while operating a tramway engine and dragged into the machinery where his legs were mangled and life likely ended.
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Convinus
William King
Roger McEloy
Chattahoochee County
Martes Tolee
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Scuvarent Star Co
Mary Clerk Davis
Ier
giLis
Ratmi
Sutton
Tadia Ie Ulerers
Eee
Lott Warre
Pantaitic
Seaboard
Reyoud
South Africa
Philippines
Henry Walker
Sam Warlick
Norfolk
Wey
Pinkston Co
Sodo
Euler
Burra
P, Mt
Odson's
Helen Twitty
Dublin
Amanda Smith
Egbert Allen
Savannah
Tybee
Jessie Morgan
Reidsville
Lillie Brown
Louise Pugh
Henry J. Fite
Cumberland Island
R. T. Byrd
Atlanta
Cephens Brown
Leila Watson
Allie May Kleckley
of Americas Friends
A K. Schampert
The
Universalist Church
B. H. Jeesey
DeSoto
Hugh L. Mize
Lee Childers
Mrs. Hill
Montezuma
Miss Brown
Oglesby
Richland
Buchanan
Jackson Street
John B. Felder
Saluda
N. Y
Marion
Harper
Neil A. Ray
Mary Pickett
Preston
John R. King
Colon Hicks
Miss Hicke
Moultrie
Georgia Dodson
Birmingham
Mis
Emma Dodson
Charles M. Council
Annie Council
Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs
Alice
Elizabeth Wheat‘Tey
Linville, N
Leroy G. Henderson
Walterboro
8. C
8. B. Stanfield
Margaret Finnigen
Scranton
Baylor
I. N. Hudson
Farmer Sieg
Caleb Powers
Mim
Finelay
Institute For Colored Teachers
Johnston’s _ Sarsaparilla
Tennessee
le NO
Georgia Agricultural Colvece
Dahlonega
Aitey
Jon
Stawanr
Breicat
South Georgia
Wenona
H. R. Teal & Co
Jack Skelton & Bro
Lee
Samiaiirs Noresaneae Co
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