Democratic Conventions and Cotton Market News From Americus
The Americus scene covers Democratic conventions in Americus and Webster counties on August 5 and 6 1884 to nominate candidates for Congress governor and electors plus notes on Sciley and Ellaville meetings. It also surveys cotton trade movement with weekly receipts, imports, exports, prices, and political notes on Prohibition and Cleveland Hendricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Americus
Opera House
Webster County
Gaz
Prenton
Atlanta
J.P. Braty
Ch'm
Titornton
Sec
Ellaville
Sciley
Sciley County
Court House
Congres
Banowhs
G.T
Wanken
See'y
the Chronicle
Great Britain
France
Houston
Inter
Lee County
Albany
Leesburg
J. W. Forrester
G. W. Warwick
Forrester
Warwick
H. L. Long
Long
W. C. Gill
Lee
Loog
Balobridge's artesian well runs on in Milton County
Georgia news item lists Balobridge's artesian well near Milton County still flowing and deep as it nears Gill, noting a war pensioner of 1819 age and death last week amid a roundup of local occurrences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balobridge
Gill Deep
Milton County
Worth County
Cuthbert
Eufauls
Fannin County
Garrett
Rod Broadwell
Griffin News
Griffin
Savannah, Florida and Western Railroad
Brunswick and
Albany
Banner-Watchman
Athens
8. Crowley
Roswell
The Sew Cotton Pickers Harvester Invention
Describes Mason of Sumter who built a single axle light frame cotton harvester with sixteen to seventy rods per shaft, revolving brass picking stems and gearing. A horse walks ahead in a furrow while rods pick cotton, tear it from pods, and drop into boxes then to a rear bag and elevator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
Sumter
Oliver & Oliver Still Lead in Buggy Stock
Oliver and Oliver invite the public to their shop to inspect a large stock of first class finished buggies and wagons. They claim to be the first to introduce single and double seat dexter buggies in the country and offer repairs and rework at lower prices than competitors. They advertise their own manufacture and promise low prices with harness included.
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Webster Dougs
Ripay
Streator
Mlinois Greenback
Cleveland
Hendricks
Ben. Butler
Yeipy
Pittsburg
de. McDonald
California
Gov. St. Joan
Kansas
Prohibition Party
Gov
Baler
W.C. Gilax
Teller
Cuthbert Appeal
Sawtell
The
Appeal
Chattanooga
Daily Democrat
Lee, Dougherty
Worth
Menry L. Long
R. Hl. McDonald
Missouri
Ohio
Rochester
N. Y
Speed
Kentucky
Lincoln
Tammany
Montgomery
Pulaski
Dodge
Schley
Stewart
Irwin
Telfair
Lauren Webster
Wilcox
Macon
B. Hines
C. B. Munnen
Sec'y. Americes
Georgia News
Brunswick
Brunswick and Western
Kemp & Mack
Appling
Preston
Schley County
Sumter County
New York City
Blaine Club
South Carolina
Georgia Press
Battivone
Latrobe
City Hall
Westmoreland
Baltimore
Bay
J. W. Heidt
Professor Hopkins
Tyler Peeples
Eatell
Washington
Pennsylvania Press Association
Gettysburg
Carlisle
Penn
Blue Ridge
Luray Caves
Binnam
Ala
L. 8. Brown
Georgian Pacific Railway
Frank Evans
Birmingham Chronicle
Georgia Press Association
Birmingham
Logan
Blaine
Illinois
William Danphy
New York
Mr. Dunphy
Wa. Daniel
Maryland
Oliver & Oliver
Americus, Ga
Davenport
Hitc
J. A
D. F. Davenport
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