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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1885
Page
7
Local papers recount a string of small-town events from a busy week. A robber’s spree misses major harm as residents hear news from business and social circles. The column notes a train mishap on the A and L line but no serious injuries.
The city council approved committees led by G. W. Glover J. O. Roney and A. O Bell for Finance Fire and Clock Magazine and Cemetery School Stoves Chimneys and Wells Streets and Lamps Bridges and more. A. D. Chambless shipped nine bales of cotton from Lumpkin to Harrohd Johnson & Co via A P L road, the first Lumpkin shipment on that line. The shop urges shoppers to inspect Wheatley’s Store fine dress goods and trimmings and notes new goods daily.
The Colored Benevolent Association held its annual meeting in Milledgeville with officers elected for the coming year. Attendees included Gremen. plans set for a July tournament and next annual meeting in Milledgeville on December 27, 1836. Local hospitality extended to visiting members. mixed notes on judicial decisions and city finances follow.
The text reads like fragmented notes on a stocking, a dog, a child, and a desire for a hard rubber ball to smash a wall. It mentions Sandy waking someone and keeping a parent company during the night, with unclear context or complete sentences.
Deputy sheriff Fes gin arrested Dennis Punder for stealing 5.65 dollars from a Black woman named Dane Whitelead in Smithville. He is charged, bond set at 200 dollars, and he claimed innocence while the case remains under scrutiny.
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