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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1901
Page
5
Local items recount floods and repairs at Hepson's Cave Store and nearby towns. jailbreaks and jail conditions in Americus. parrot town track events. hail and cotton losses. farmers report one stalk per plant. public schools ending summer terms. political visits by Hon. Tobe Stevens. 300 delegates promised for Americas convention. plum season markers and June weather themes. raceway and dairy notes from the Seaboard line.
A garbled clipping mentions Herman Mitchell and George Nix in a cabbage field exchange near a central depot. The text references a third acre of cabbage and a rough price of 265 dollars per unit, with hundreds of passersby and a patch of greens.
The Friendship Baptist Association meets in Parrott from Friday June 28 to Sunday 30 with Americus sending a delegation. The programme includes devotional service, sermons, and queries on lethargy cooperation and Baptist principles worth, led by local and visiting ministers. Dinner on church grounds, accommodations prepared, contact A J Lee for hospitality.
Mrs W A Haviland of Armonk New York credits Dr King s New Discovery with saving her daughter from a near fatal attack of whooping cough and bronchitis and claims a niece with advanced consumption also recovered Trial bottles free with 50 and 100 dollar bottles guaranteed by E J Eldridge
The grand jury completed a hundred indictments at this term, with most for minor offenses such as gaming and whiskey selling. Only one true bill for murder was found. The court will reconvene Tuesday, June 11, to continue civil trials and then proceed on criminal cases likely to last several days. Non-resident witnesses have been summoned.
Sumter is well represented in Mercer University’s graduating class by Mr. J. R. Webb from a prominent county family. A recent Atlanta Constitution class picture includes Webb. Friends predict a bright future as he earns a high rank in his class.
Americus society notes list a string of visitors and travelers. Mr and Mrs R V Forrester of Bilayillo hosted friends. Miss Jessie Davenport heads to Atlanta. Dr B L Joiner visits from Andersonville. George Oliver plans a brief New York trip. Hallie Allen travels to Cuthbert for Andrew College events. Mrs Georgia Dodson and Mrs William Smith vacation at Indian Spring. Dr Albert Hinkle joins excursionists. Thad Glover visits from Savannah. Coffey family from Macon and others pass through Americus. many locals host or visit relatives in Fitzgerald, Tampa, Athens and beyond. Mayor Wise reports rain and prosperity in The Plains. others journey to Old Point, New York and places in between.
Boston man who recently wed a sickly rich young woman used Dr King’s Now It Pills to restore her health. The remedy claims to treat jaundice biliousness malaria fever and ague and liver stomach troubles. Gentle yet effective, price 200 at J Eldridge’s drug store.
Among Emory College honor graduates this year is Rex McKellar of Sarater who ranks high in his class. His brother Ids McKellar also graduates with distinction. Dr and Mrs H B McKellar will attend the Oxford commencement to witness the graduation of sons.
Farlow High School names Eddie Belle Dunn and Alice Boyd top graduates among a large class of sixteen. Diplomas will be awarded next Thursday night at Glover's Opera House, with a literary address by Senator J. S. Clay and a commencement sermon by Rev. James R. McCleskey at First Baptist Church.
Twenty three negroes arrested at Andersonville on Decoration Day pleaded guilty to carrying pistols. Those who concealed pistols paid 70 dollars each while the dozen who wore guns openly received 80 dollars. Several remain in jail as friends have yet to raise funds. The group appears penitent and unlikely to return to Andersonville soon.
Sumter farmers oppose taxing fertilizers on hand as of March 15 while Laurens County farmers press a test case. Judge Hart orders Tax Receiver Adams to show cause on June 10 at Union Point why W J Joiner should be allowed to file tax returns with the fertilizer clause blank. Joiner acts for Laurens farmers who claim farm fertilizers are not taxable. The order was served on Adams and sent to Comptroller General Wright.
News from Washington reports cautious optimism on Mrs McKinley’s condition after a morning conference with Dr. William Osler and other physicians. Secretary Cortelyou said there was no immediate danger and slow improvement is possible, with the president appearing more cheerful.
Havana reports a informal session of Cuba s constitutional convention to discuss the current trouble with the United States. President Capote and Senor Samayo met Governor General Wood who offered no definite information as a telegraph from Washington arrived. The governor reportedly said he did not believe Washington would be satisfied with any form the U S would take.
A Bristol Sentinel special reports Hotel Fairmount is burning beyond control with an estimated value around 100000 dollars including fittings. The blaze caused extensive damage to the long standing building once run by Major A. D. Rector and Odlone Bartlett. insurance details remain unknown.
Eighteen hundred machinists in six shops resumed work in New England after a strike that halted about 700 more workers in other shops. Demands included wage parity with surrounding plants and recognition of local committees while rejecting union committees. Paper mills nationwide faced shutdowns, with only select mills remaining open.
Delegates at the Reformed Presbyterian Synod of North America session hear Rev B O Allen report on the drink evil in the United States Army Hawaii situation. The committee urges removal of alcohol restricted facilities and mil itary protection of such sites. The resolution supports church control over Sunday schools and People’s societies and distances itself from interdenominational groups with differing views on labor and secret societies.
In a weather battered report farmers face persistent rains hindering work. Cotton stands are small and grass growth suggests harvesting hay may be wiser than continuing cotton, with a bleak crop prospect and notes on digestion aids and cough cures as quoted endorsements.
Mrs Thomas J Wade of Leslie hosts at home with Judge Thomas Allen of the Court of Ordinary honored by naming their son Thomas Allen Wade The ad promotes DeWitts Little Early Risers for bowel trouble and colon health attributed to W A Rembert and W A Bembert Also mentions Mr James Brown of Portsmouth Va and a Dewitts Witch Hazel Salve curing a facial sore for Rombert
A rural editor jokes about men liking witty theft tales but despising folly. The piece promotes DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a cure for eczema and related skin torments and notes a remark about pumpkins being fattening for hogs, claiming they have not tried them.
Court order directs administrator to sell a tract of land of about acres adjoining farm lands. Sale to be held at the courthouse or public road location in Sumter County between specified hours. Property description incomplete but mentions adjoining lands and public access. Potential buyers advised of proceeding under court supervision.
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