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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1890
Page
4
An assortment of grocery offerings from Onur Butter and Cheese plus fruit and vegetables is advertised. Nearby, a front restoration on the Wheatley and Ansley building is planned. Prospective Brooklyn Heights buyers are urged to act for a $5,000 residence. railway car arrivals, bank opening delays, and a coal dock project are noted along with a near-miss fire incident and a family feature on the Wheeler brothers.
The Recon column notes a ten percent payment demand to Southwest Georgia Alliance Manufacturing Co. stockholders for the cotton bagging factory. Progress appears steady and completion is urged. Also details new bar plans for colored residents on Tee Street near Hudson building, licensed by city council. Brown French Co to open a reading room and continue general merchandise at their old stand with Cook relocating to Harris Payne premises.
A powder can and a match caused a violent explosion at Lamar street saloon keeper Bugg Chapman’s store. He suffered severe burns to his hands face and arms with his whiskers singed. Glass and hunting supplies were scattered. the showcase was demolished and chaos ensued as bystanders rushed to the scene.
About 590 men work on the western extension from Louvale Georgia to Montgomery Alabama. Grading finished to the Chattahoochee river and track laying to be completed within clear ty. A 1,400 foot river bridge delays line completion. grading and track laying continue through Troy Whitsboro and Russell County by Georgia and Alabama Construction Company under King Shannon Ohler.
A movement grows to form a gun club in Americus as nearby Georgia towns already host clubs. The plan aims to field a team for a big Piedmont Exposition shoot in Atlanta and possibly win prize money. A meeting will be set soon to organize. meanwhile Wilcox votes favor Abbeville in the courthouse question with reports of suspicious turnout.
A young enslaved worker named James Lee Jackson in Americus, from Abbeville, suffered severe leg injuries when his shirt sleeve was grabbed by a revolving moulding wheel at Flint River Brick Yard. He was moved to hospital and faced possible death from internal injuries. The incident followed his three week stay in the chain gang for shoplifting sardines. Other workers recalled the accident as likely due to being asleep near the wheel.
A for sale notice lists W W C available at Cook's Pharmacy located at 439 Cotton Avenue in Americus Georgia. The listing indicates the item is offered locally through the pharmacy.
Americus will begin local brick production after discovering high quality clay on the Guerry property above Magno lia Dell. Contractor Sam Smith has secured rights to use the clay and will install machinery and hire a brickmaker, with two additional yards planned nearby to end the city's reliance on bricks from other towns. A new firm, Argo and Matthews, will take over a grocery and confectionery business, promising to elevate the local shop with fresh stock and ambitious plans.
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