Local notices and ads from Americus area papers
Fragments report subscription terms for a local paper, a firm consolidation to Brown, Seb & Co, and a move to new premises on Cotton Avenue. Also mentions tomato wine recipe, a society wedding in Atlanta, store space for rent, and Americus cotton arrivals including the second bale of the season weighing heavy middling and shipped to Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown & French
Hamil
Brown, Seb & Co
Cotton Avenue
W. J. Barrow
Macon
Americus notes steady growth with arrivals and sales
SCOUTS. B. P. Hollis elected vice president of the Georgia Bar Association. Hill and Schneider sell pianos to Miss Laura Brown and Dr. D P. Woollway. Rainy weather threatens fodder costs. cotton fields show open bolls in Sumter county. A petition to defeat the Northcutt bill is sent to Atlanta. Local business expansion continues with new oil mill machinery on the way. Real estate activity picks up as buyers invest in Americus properties including Jackson Street near Judge Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie Manufacturing Company
Erie
Penn
Central Depot
University
Buena Vista
Simmon’s large seed cotton sale boosts Americas receipts
Yesterday morning Arthur Simmons, a top planter in Lee County, delivered two tales of seed cotton to Captain Felder at the Georgia Warehouse. The seed weighed 956 pounds and sold to Co A. S. Cutts for ten cents a pound. Simmons celebrated with a royal gathering as expectations rise for a big crop. Additional cotton from the Hawkins place near De Soto and from Cuthbert brought the week’s total to six bales. With fair weather, shipments are expected to accelerate, and a buyer already wagers the month’s receipts may exceed one thousand bales, keeping Americas ahead of other Georgia cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Simmons
Lee County
C. W. Felder
Reliable Georgis
Co. A. S. Cutts
Americas
Shaw's Special Drives. Bargain liquidation sale heading
Shaw's Special Drives lists assorted fabrics and linens with reduced prices. French Lateens 15c, Pacific Lawns 5c, Printed Lawns 2c, White India Linen 8c, all marked as bargains to close. John R. Shaw promotes the sale with city newspaper style urgency.
Railroad Work Advances on Buena Vista and Ellaville Line
The Buena Vista and Ellaville railroad project progresses rapidly after rains end with grading nearly finished by week’s end. Crews widened the deep cut above Troup Street for the Central and the new road entry. Engineer Payne’s survey team heads to examine Buena Vista to Columbus route via Casseta, a corridor rich in agricultural value. If no delays occur trains may run between Americas and Buena Vista well before September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buena Vista
Ellaville
Troup Street
Payne
Columbus
Casseta
Americas
Buenos Vista
Personal notices from Americas region report visits and travel
Col E P Anderson of Macon was in Americas yesterday. H L Long of Leesburg was in the city on business yesterday. Mrs A S Lockett and children left yesterday for Draneville to visit relatives. Mrs J E Mathis and children of Dallas Texas are visiting Mrs U N Hart. Mrs B Cotton of Little Rock Ark is visiting her sister Mrs Charles Fricker on Jackson street. Miss Helen Parks of Dawson visits the Misses Allen at the Allen House. Capt Amos Clarke of the Americus Compress Company left yesterday on a business trip to North Carolina. Mrs Anna Stanford and Mrs J C Reney returned yesterday from a several week stay among the mountains of North Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. E. P. Anderson
Macon
Americas
H. L. Long
Leesburg
J. E. Mathis
Dallas
Texas
U. N. Hart
B. Cotton
Little Rock, Ark
Charles Fricker
Jackson Street
Helen Parks
Dawson
Misses Allen
Allen House
Amos Clarke
Americus Compress Company
North Carolina
Anna Stanford
J. C. Réney
North Georgia
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A. Dodson
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J J. Guanperry
Sollte
J.L. Wilkinson
Hymeneas
W.R. Stewart
Keat Street
Atlanta
Ming
Izie Stewart
W.R Stewart
Dette
Jean Duckworth
Ergerte
Gore
Morrison
Beppy
Inmedis Feyve Central
Richland Enterprise
Tbe Dsomely
Carter & Saville
Livestehouse
Commission Mercs
Little City
Americus
A. T. Johnson
Georgia
Son
C.G
Rapis
B. P. Hollis
Georgia Bar
Iatton
James Bailey
Albany
New York
John F. Lewis
D. B. Leonard
Pearl Lewis
Edna Roberts
Hawkinsville
Sumter
General Assembly
House
Oscar Ansley
Anniston
Ala
Tahler
Mayo
White
Bronwood Reporter
F.a.hill, Jr
Bronwood
Louise Michel
Mesera
Will Mims
Charlie Chapman
Wagger
Dell
Coapman
Mims
Hong Kong
Cliff Clay
Judge Montgomery
Droggiste
Shaw
Pacific Lawns
John R. Shaw
Lockett
Draneville
Carter & Saville, Warehouse and Commission Merchants
Richland
Stewart
South Broard Street
Richland, Ga
Ayer
Ayeer
D. W. Baine
New Berne
N. C
New England
Gallacher
Mass
Harriet A. Marble
Poughkeeptle
N. Y
J. C. Ayer & Co
Lowell
Roti &Bremsteller
Marchant
Americus, GA
M. H. Ford & CO
Millon A. P. & L. Thiz
Tetter
J. 4
DR. Davenport
Camar Street
Americans
Raine
City
Mercer University
Macon, GA
Finiath Sanione
Wata
Apelestien
Atserietty
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