Central The A P L road update and new store opening
Local notices report the Central The A. P. L. road addition to the office area, and Speight opens a new grocery in the former Mrs. F. Lewis room. A juvenile fireman Sam vin becomes a father. Smithville sees a funeral for a Lee County youth. Oliver & Oliver display a fine new buggy for C. Clay with Dexter Queen springs. a mass exodus of Black residents cited as they plan to leave city for the country amid loafers and chickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samvin
Speight
Oliver & Oliver
C. Clay
Eighth Street Notice Praise From Readers
A reader letter from U C Teany of Nashville Tenn praises The Recorper for neatness and quality, saying advertisements in the paper are clearer and better than those in a rival publication. The note is dated August 18 from Americus Ga with signature as secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bck
Terry Snow Cast Co
Nashville
Tenn
Americus
U. C
Teany
Sec
Treas
Death in Lee County Illness Claims Local Man
Thursday night Clinton I Potter died at four miles southwest Smithville Lea county from a hemorrhagic fever. He was around seventy, with a family of four children two sons and two daughters all grown. His wife survives him and the community notes he was a good husband father and neighbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peath
Smithville
B. E. Smith
Lee County
Rev. J. Wan
Smith
J. Nmith
Lee
Clinton I Potter
Lea County
Potter
Sevety
Thomas House Cat Remembered as Loyal Sentinel of 1876
The Thomas House Cat from Harrold, Johnson & Co died Wednesday night after a long life. He reportedly opened at nine days old, became a familiar figure on Promenade during Reconstruction's turbulent era, and served as a musician and sentinel for 26 years. A brick mausoleum niche marks his tomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas House
Harrold, Johnson & Co
Hayes
Shilohm Barbecue Brings Neighbors Together in Sumter County
A late start Friday did not stop a Shiloh community barbecue near the Muckalee fork. More than four hundred people attended, with one hundred feet of tables and fifteen carcases prepared. Organizers marshals and committees praised for their duty as old settlers and friends from city and country shared hospitality and memories in a scene of rural festivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Lackey
Muckalee
Muckaiee, Jr
H. C. Arrington
N. R. Rooks
R. R. Arrington
Louis Pilcher
Larkin Dupree
H. P. Harvey
B. Y W. Tiner
W. B. Tiver
W. 8. Parker
J. F. Daniel
J. J. Parker
B. B. Chambliss
W. Chambliss
T. Beckwith
Chas. Chambliss
Benj. McMath
Simeon Underwood
Wm. Pilcher
Dick Stewart
Henry Daniel
C. Shepherd
Jno. A. Underwood
New Preston and Lumpkin Route Hopes for Start Despite Material Delays
The A. P. and 1. Road seeks to reach Preston and Lumpkin before autumn, but faces delays in spikes and iron supplies from Baltimore and Pittsburgh. Two miles of track await fastening, costly depot options loom, and a potential crossing of a broad gauge line could add to costs as officials weigh sites near Mitchell's mill and other locations. The project relies on arriving materials to resume progress.
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Nto
Preston
Lumpkin
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Mitchell's Mill
Southwestern
Injured brakeman King hurt by bumper at depot
Will King, a Black brakeman on the Central road, was severely injured Saturday morning while coupling freight cars at the depot. He rode a car bumper, the bumpers closed, his left leg caught, he fell and crawled free. Dr Hawkins treated him. no bones were broken. He was moved to Macon by train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will King
King
Americus bigamist weds twice before first wife returns
Aaron Johnson, a colored man, married in Savannah to Bessie Adams while his first wife, also colored, had left Americus for Savannah. When the first wife returned, both women remained in Americus and Johnson faced a volatile domestic situation as he balanced two marriages. Davenport's Drug Store ad ends the snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Johnson
Americus
Bessie
Aaron
Caterpillars Threaten Young Cotton Patches
Planters report caterpillars in late cotton that is still tender. Paris green application and several hours of work have effectively protected crops. Mr. Tillman estimated many worms a month ago but says his cotton was cleaned out with minimal damage after treatment.
Stealing Clothes Case In Local Court
Yesterday morning a Black woman named Frazier, a cook for Mr. Cohen, was arrested for stealing clothes from his house. She underwent a preliminary trial and was bound over to the Superior Court. In default of bail she remained in jail.
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Frazier
Backwoods Charm and Early Americus Echoes
A reflective sketch recalls backwoods life and early Americus history. It notes settlers, the first births in Sumter, a log schoolhouse, and figures like B. M. Wheeler and R. E. Cobb. It mentions Roanoke’s 86 raid, Panic spread, and late 19th century schooling at a brick college with comic arithmetic references.
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Americus
Muckalee
Muckalee Flats
Cober
Bob Cobb
Jacob W. Cobb
Americas
Green Ragan
Roanoke
Lumpkin
Accidental Pole Car Tragedy Killing A Boy At Park
A pole car accident near Hudson's track ends in severe injuries to a boy named George Minion. He was crushed by a moving car after attempting to stop it with other youths. He died soon after, with no hopeful recovery. The report notes police and medical attention and mentions local notices unrelated to the event.
The Schoolmaster of Colonial Times and Grit
The account recalls early schooling where the master was a key figure able to draw deeds and settle disputes, with students taught by song and geography. It notes that strength and grit defined a teacher’s reputation, while boys struggled to burn a brick dwelling’s fireplace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas L. Sullivan
Leeton
Great Brick College
Caboll
Smiley
Speer's Port Grape Wine Promoted by Physicians
Physicians endorse Speer's Port Grape Wine for all uses in practice and urge its production. The wine is favored by the wealthy in New Yore and Repuioany Cities as a 4 family wine for evening entertainments, sold by L. B. Bosworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speer
New
Repuioany
L. B. Bosworth
Wanted His Child Sparks Local Pursuit and Capture
A dramatic child custody incident unfolds as a husband named Wynn abducts his child from Mrs. Wynn after a troubled separation. Police assist as Wynn flees by buggy toward Buena Vista with the infant, pursued by the mother and a Mr. French. Wynn is captured in Glen Alta and jailed in Buena Vista, while Mrs. Wynn vows to reclaim the child.
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J. A. Pard
Pee
Eens
French
Brisbe Vista
Wynn
Arma
Delcate
Buena Vista
S Bu
Wynne
Columbus
Sou
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Salter's Mill
Hudson's
George Minion
Isnaela, Pontatico Cotton Avenue
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Mike
Wilson & Smith
NW Family
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