Local notes mix of news from Americus area
Sumter happenings include jail crowding and diverse voters, a low Dooly tax, mule wagon traffic, fishing at Kidd's mill, changes in matrimonial licenses, trips to New Orleans, Spring goods, and upcoming Board of Pharmacy exams. Americus Light Infantry on Military Day. Hypnotism buzz and Confederate home case ongoing. Governor candidate Pope Brown tipped. Times-Recorder notes echo.
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Dooly County
Georgia
Dooly
Dunn
Argo
Will Spivy
Kidd's Mill
Americas
Albany
Americus Light Infantry
William Barlow
Unadilla
D. M. Borum
Reward for Lost Dog Hal Painter Missing Pet
White and liver colored painter dog Hal named for reward. Will pay reward for return or information. Gronor A. M Nant’s notice seeks the missing dog and any tips on his whereabouts.
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Hal
Gronor A. M'Nant
Columbus Cotton Mill Begins Stock Purchase
Americus compares its cotton industry to Columbus as the Columbus Manufacturing Company on North Highlands starts stock buying in preparation to open in April. The mill has purchased several hundred bales and aims to turn on electric power for spinning. With two new mills next fall Columbus expects about 50 000 bales to be consumed annually.
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Americus
Columbus
Americas
Columbus Manufacturing Company
North Highlands
Shriners Prepare for Georgia Grand Commandery Conclave
Dr Molay Commandery No 5 of Americus gears up for the Grand Commandery of Georgia Knights Templar annual conclave on May 8. Savannah based Ailee Temple will confer the Shrine degree, with Savannah Nobles joining in force. practice gathering set for March 20 at the Temple to ready for the pilgrimage and banquet featuring wild camels.
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Dr. Molay
Americus
Georgia
Knights Templar
Mystic Shrine
Ailee Temple
Savannah
India
Pocketed Six Hundred Loss in Cotton Hold
Farmers across Americas recount losses from holding cotton bought for 11 cents. One farmer reported closing a small lot for a $600 loss after expecting 15 cents in spring. October marketing saw the price drop to 8 cents, with fears it could fall further as thousands in the South still hold cotton.
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Americas
South
THIS WEDDING AT THE PLAINS
Miss Jennie Tiner and Mr. Rafus A Morrell were married Monday afternoon at Plaine in a ceremony conducted by Rev. J G Harrison of the Methodist church. The couple has strong ties to Americus with Morrell a noted farmer nearby.
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Americas
Plaine
Jennie Tiner
Rafus A. Morrell
J. G Harrison
Mire ‘Tiner
Americus
Mr. Morrell
Americar
Lynching Takes Place Near Shellman to Americus Route
Meagre reports say a black man named Harris who killed a white citizen, Mr. King, was being transported from Shellman toward Cuthbert jail when a posse overpowered deputies, seized Harris, and hanged him from a limb.
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Americus
Harris
Mr. King
Shellman
Cuthbert
Reward Offered in Murder of Marion County Resident
The killing of Mr. J. D. Walker, a prominent Marion county resident, two weeks ago remains under investigation. Governor Candler has offered a $200 reward for the arrest of the party or parties responsible, a move expected to spur a breakthrough in the case.
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J. D. Walker
Marion County
Walker
Times-Recorder
Candler
Visitors and residents mingle in Americus social pages
A long list of yesterday's visitors and residents travels. Opal Hines returns from Leesburg after ten days away. many others, including Miss Ruby Hudson, Mrs. J. G. Faulk, and Miss Bela Hill, plan trips to New York, Albany, Augusta, and Fort Valley. Flournoy Crittenden moves to Americus to study law. Justice W. H. Fish leaves Americus after a two week visit.
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Opal Hines
Leesburg
Ruby Hudson
Americus
Fort Valley
Mr. Flournoy Crittenden
Shellman
John Dennis
Eatonton
John R. Gatewood
Bela Hill
New York
Juliette Bass
Americas
Eugenia Glover
Augusta
Sweigert
Kate Roebuck
Baltimore
Lula Hay
Washington
M.T. Elam
W. H. Fish
Supreme Court
H. 8. McKleskey
Atlanta
Hall's Catarrh Cure Firm Offers Reward for Uncurable Cases
Frank J. Cheney senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co and a notary public certify in Toledo on December 6, 1886 that the firm will pay $100 for every case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The advertisement promotes internal use and claims to affect blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials and a sales pitch for HulL's Family Pills.
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Onto
Tolepoqucas County
Pas
Frank J. Caesey
F. J. Cuexry & Co
Toledo
Frank J. Cheney
Real - Notary L’ublic
Hall
Cheney & CO
Johnson ill with pneumonia at local postal office
Mrs. Johnson manager of the Postal Telegraph office is seriously ill with pneumonia. An Auguste operator, Mr. AfeQueen, arrived last night to oversee the office during her illness.
Americus men chase bears to Ossabaw Island
Solicitor-General Frank Hooper J E Heys of Americus and Jule Felton of Montezuma lead a party in marching order with field guns and howitzers to Ossabaw Island to exterminate a consignment of freshly killed grizzly bears. The Savannah News notes their apparent determination and compares them to Teddy Roosevelt.
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Americus
Teddy
Savannah News
Frank Hooper
J. E. Heys
Jule Felton
Montezuma
Seaboard Air Line chief denies sale amid rail merger talk
President Williams and associates declare a controlling interest in the Seaboard system. He states earnings are strong and the property will be held and operated. no sale to anyone. He asserts the claim of control by Louisville and Nashville is false.
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Americas
Louisville& Nashville Railway
Seaboard
Williame
Williams
Seaboard Air Line
Carbolic Acid Death In Americus Child
A three year old child in Americus died after swallowing carbolic acid on Sunday morning. The mother was not present when the incident occurred and a physician could not save the boy. Also listed is a post office mail matter unclaimed in Americus with many names and locations.
Little Boy Burned Fatally Near Ameri can
Four year old son of Mr and Mrs Emory Cook was fatally burned when his clothing caught fire from an open fireplace while his mother stepped to the yard. He died soon after from his injuries.
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Emory Cook
American
Botha Surrender Foreshadowed In Boer War Updates
A telegraphic report suggests General Botha, Boer commander in chief, may surrender soon to the British, potentially ending the war. Lord Kitchener's dispatch says DeWet is north of Brandfort, while weather slows Cape Colony operations. Colonel Pilcher's column reports 3 prisoners and 4,000 horses taken. 5,000 Boers to be imprisoned in batches.
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Pretoria
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Brandfort
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Gronall
Honnier
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Carcutta
Exposition plans advance as stock calls begin
The St Louis exposition article reports the Louisiana Purchase Exposition company forming with a 10 percent stock call, payments to start Monday at the National Bank of Commerce, and site selection and construction underway.New fair commissioners named by the president may be announced soon, including former senators Carter Lindsay McBride and Thurston plus Rodenburg and Allen. Birmingham hosts a state Odd Fellows convention to discuss building a home, while Alabama and Florida L and N contracts to extend from Geneva to Mariana are expected to be let after route surveys. A New York man sues a Cockeyed woman in Savannah over $190 and a steamer ticket after an alleged street scam.
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William H. Thompson
National Bank of Commerce
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St. Louis
Alabama
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Ala
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Ely's Cream Balm Promoted for Catarrh Relief
Customer testimonials hail Ely's Cream Balm as the best remedy for catarrh with claims of rapid relief. An Hartford user notes it helped his child, while another from Orcola recommends its non irritating formula. Sold by druggists for 50 cents or by mail from Ely Strothers New York.
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W. B. Sperry
Hartford
Conn
J. C. Olstead
Orcola
Til
Cts
Ely Strothers
Warren, St. New York
Still Very Seriously Ill of Lumpkin
The Americas friends of Mr. J. B. Fitzgerald mourn a continuation of serious illness at her home near Lumpkin. Dr. Cato of this city was summoned yesterday.
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Americas
J. B. Fitzgerald
Lumpkin
Cato
Pretty Maude Poole Sued by Boston Socialite for Diamonds
Lisa Poole an actress once called Queen of the Johnnies faces a suit by William Brooks of Boston. Brooks claims he gifted diamonds to Poole over two years and now seeks their return, asserting ownership of the jewelry.
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William Gray Brooks
Boston
Cmantustox
Lisa Poole
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Wilbur-Kirwit Opera Company
Trou
William Cooks
Diamonds
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Beston
Mass
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Conrty
Charleston
Negro Camp Fire Threat Ends in Fatalities
Report from Branford Mississippi area details a confrontation at H I Sears Co still where gunmen fired on a gathering, killing one and wounding three others with buckshot. Authorities note possible motive tied to recent sheriff killing and rising prejudice.
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Via
Kell Taylor
Call
Lafayette County
H. I. Sears
Matthias
Negro
Mayo
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