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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1900
Page
5
A crowded column of brief local items from Sumter recounts weather, prices, and daily life. Reports note artesian wells collapsing, fruit markets strong, and taxes closing soon. Rev. C Dean rides to Atlanta for a YWPU convention while farm life and poultry interests fill the page with colorful vignettes.
Census workers in Americus near completion with two enumerators finished and a third expected to finish today. Early estimates set the city population at 8000, up from 6300, with ward three likely at 3500 and combined wards one two and four exceeding 4500. The article notes thorough work and anticipates official release soon.
A bereaved notice remembers Mrs Sam Hart as a loving wife and mother. The message speaks of grief, faith, and the hope of reunion in heaven, noting the husband, two children, and extended family left to mourn. It reflects solemn churchyard sentiments and the solace found in grace.
Increase in railroad shop activity brings extra help to several departments. Florida Central division sends repair work and F. & P. engines are undergoing fixes. The first hundred cars for the Sea Board Air Line completed as models. Georgia & Alabama shops employ several hundred workers at good wages.
A local businessman reported that no vacant dwellings remain in the city, despite a population surge of about 4,000. He noted only a few unoccupied cottages a mile from the business center, as the town continues to cry for more housing.
A long column lists residents and visitors passing through Americus, detailing name changes, visits, and travels. It notes Miss Marilu Noyes’s return from Cedartown, Prof. John Mathis moving to Americas, and multiple social visits between locals and guests, with brief mentions of summer plans and trips to Macon, Atlanta, Gainesville, and other towns.
The American District Conference of the Methodist church meets in Plains for a three to four day session. A large gathering of ministers and delegates from district churches is expected, with several ministers from nearby towns traveling to Americus for the conference.
The Postoffice awarded George Moon the contract to haul mails between Americus postoffice and two depots beginning July 1. Nearly a dozen applicants competed. The annual salary is 470 dollars for four years. Porter and Jackson of DeLand Florida held the award via agent Mr. Collier, a firm with large southern and western routes. Steve Wooten has long served as a mail hauler in the area.
Interest runs high as planters move to form a Georgia organization with county clubs forming under a central head at Macon. The push aims to improve cotton marketing, increasing profits for the south’s business and farming sectors, with Americus businessmen and Sumter farmers key to success.
Senator A. O. con 18 has just recovered from a severe attack after eating toadstools mistaken for mushrooms. He believed he could distinguish the edible fungi. After returning from Waington he foraged in his fields. Two physicians attended him. he is now well but dislikes mushrooms.
Thomas J Ray a prominent Dooly county citizen residing near Cordele died Sunday morning after a brief illness. He was widely known across Southwest Georgia and had relatives in Americus. His funeral led to Cordele suspending business as a mark of respect for a valued citizen.
Mr William Moreland of the Glover Grocery Co was badly bruised and his arm pained after a runaway accident at Buena Vista. A team he drove spooked at a train, the buggy pole snapped, the carriage overturned, and he was thrown about twenty feet down an embankment but escaped with only bruises.
In Americus there is less idle labor than in years past with ample work in the fruit district farms and local shops. Negro labor is scarce and difficult to obtain for a day’s work. Business is healthy for the season and the outlook is encouraging.
A compact list of individuals appears in a letters notice including Brown Cassie Bronner Mr L Baker Mrs 8 Ogney Mrs Ellen Demar Me Nara George Miss Mary Harris Grant Jones Miss Nancy Johnson Rev ern George Kaie Mrs Ansar Liza M in one R per Mr Louis Skinner Gharley Stobbs D pw Spance A P ae by Mr George Wallace Mla BA Sse PM
The Republican national convention opens amid cautious optimism on the vice presidential question. Senator Hanna presides as chairman while Senator Wolcott takes temporary lead, Roosevelt’s stance remains a factor, and delegates push to finalize committee selections and rules as crowds gather outside the hall.
Persistent rumors claim President Mok may call an extra session of Congress to authorize sending more troops to China if war with the Chinese breaks out. Officials caution the situation could pivot on Peking’s moves, while conditions in the Philippines limit troop recalls and influence decisions on force levels.
From the War Department’s Military Information Bureau a detailed briefing outlines the Chinese army known as the Eight Banners. It estimates a nominal 400,000 descendants with 80,000 to 100,000 actively war-ready, divided into three groups including Mongols and Manchus, with the imperial guard around 16,000 to 17,000. The Ying Ping or Green Flags forces total about 1S corps per province, with 40,000 to 60,000 strong, though only around 200,000 available for Bever. The Tien Tain corps stands at about 100,000, plus mercenary elements near 20,000. Overall the land force is roughly 900,000, but unity and discipline are lacking.
Nellie Dodson daughter of M Dodson a city lawyer and Civil War veteran secretly wed Henry De Bardeleben a noted bookmaker after a hurried elopement. Dodson reportedly opposed the match and sought to stop the ceremony while wedding plans had been publicly announced for Dr A B White of Springs.
An incident at a lumber company yard in Davyses Georgia on June 19 left a watchman seriously injured after a man identified as Miller climbed a fence and was involved in a violent confrontation with the guard. The report notes a serious cutting affray and ongoing investigation by local authorities.
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