Trade’s Outlook: Georgia Leads in Prosperity and Fewer Failures
Savannah News reports Dun's agency chief C. O. Drummond says 1880 saw 151 failures in Georgia with $1,027,045 liabilities, a drop of 51 from 1888 and debt declines over $1 million. He credits natural wealth, prudent retail settlements, and steady corporate growth for solid regional prosperity and cautious businesstone.
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Savannah
Georgia
C. O. Drummond
Dun
Drummond
Rhode Island
Atlanta
Augusta
Macon
Americus City Council Adopts Police Marshal Rule
Americus Georgia council on January 1 1880 authorized the finance committee to buy a horse and gear for police use and made the chief of police ex officio city marshal. It also barred passengers from streetcars in motion, with penalties up to 50 to 100 dollars or imprisonment. ordered street repairs and nuisance abatement. and referred several street, light, sewer, and bridge matters plus routine bill payments.
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Americus
Felter
Ald
Mathews
Cobb
Logan
Adderton
Americas
Anid City
Als
Messrs
Hawkins
Hollis
Ald. Mathews
City Council of
Aldy Mathews
M. Lester
Ald. Cobb
Muckabee Creek
C. C. Minter
Patterson Street
Mr. Minter
Cornell
L. B. Bosworth
Forsyth Street
Messrs. Hooper and
Holt
Lamar Street
W. H. Kimbrough
Smith and
Hill Streets
Dodeon and
Coleman
Lee
Smith Street
Horsyth Street
Fire Department
R. E. Cobb
S. M. Cohen
F.G. Olver
Jefferson Street
Lee Street
Old Cemetery
Billa
Emma Arnett
J.C
Lula Ray Indicted For Murder In Dawson Tragedy
The Dawson tragedy yields a grand jury indictment for first degree murder against Lula Ray. She fled after bond and was reported in custody in Montgomery. Reports say two boys were in the house during the shooting and Suggs did not threaten entry. The article notes ongoing real estate transfers and local financial prospectus for the Atlanta National Building and Loan Association.
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Lula Ray
H. A. Suggs
Dawson
Dawson News
Thornton
Ray
Montgomery
F. M. Jennings
Suggs
Unclaimed Letters Listed by Georgia Post Office
State of Georgia Sumter County prints unclaimed letters remaining in the Americas post office. Names alphabetically listed from A to W include Ansley Burt Bell Boram Brown Curry Collier Contrad Daniels Dixon Dudley Foy Goodson Griffin Green Johnson Lowman McGehee Neal Neal Williams Wilson etc. Also notes orders: railroad conductors year 1590 17000 members order instituted 1868 and a disabled conductors home planned at Sioux City costing 250000.
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State of Georgia
Sumter County
Americas Post Office
C. H. Ansley
B—Henry Burt
M. J. Bell
J. A. Boram
E. D. Brown
Samuel Curry
Lucy Collier
James Colntrad
Dinah Daniels
W. K. Dixon
Chas
Dudley
B. Davin
J. W. Foy
Dave Goodson
John Griffin
Misa Bulle B. Green
H—Misa
Mollie Morn
J. R. Hines
Thomas G. Hewett
Charlie Hodges
John Henry Hampbelston
Mollie Johnson
Solomon Johnson
Col. L—Miss Mollie Lowman
M—J. H. McGehee
D. M. McDutew
N—Mises Miney Neal
Nancie Neal
Mollie Cree
M. P. Powell
C. R
Lula Ray
W. A. Smith
J. Z. Salter
M. Smith
W. Smith
T—Bob Taylor
Noah Thomas
Col
W.M
B. Watkins
Order of
Sioux City
Plains News Briefs On Weather Hog Trade And Local Travel
FROM THE PLAINS. Weather remains cool as farmers mourn damaged pork with a planter reporting 4000 pounds killed and 5000 pounds damaged meat on hand. Corn supply dwindles and some prophecy a high summer price. Local sickness touches B T Jennings and W L Thomas. Mrs Mary Black has measles. Misses Barr of Lumpkin rent Barker’s store and plan to open here. Social visit at Mr J H West’s residence. Hog weighed 414 pounds killed by L D Wire. Americus visitors Tom Allen and T S Chappell. Lizzie Kenney from Dawson visits Annie Salter. Jesse Godwin visits John Godwin. Mountjoy of Bradstreet’s Agency spends day with merchants. W L Thomas and Dr Harper absent in Americus. W L Thomas and wife attend show. Maud Reid returns from Newton. John Cato travels to Preston. improving. F W Griffin in Americus. H R Dean, George Cato and Henry Dean visit Americus. James Black of Macon makes maiden drummer visit. Local merchants joined by Doughty, Holmes, Martin, Johnson, Moore, Gains, Carter, Terrell, Stallings, Gerson, Borum. Dr Cato returns from Augusta hopeful of a cure for cancer. Ponings recovering from operation.
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B. T. Jennings
W. L. Thomas
Mary Black
T. 8. Chappell
Preston
Lizzie Kenney
Dawson
Annie Salter
Jesle Godwin
John Godwin
Mountjoy
Brad Atreet
Dr. Harper
Americus
Robt
Downing
Maud Reid
Newton
John Cato
F. W. Griffin
H. R. Dean
George Cato
Henry Dean
James Black
Macon
Doughty
Holmes
Martin
Johnson
Moore
Gains
Carter
Terrell
Stallings
Gerson
Borum
Cato
Augusta
Aica
Measles, marriage, and a village feast at Mossy Dell
The Mossy Dell news notes lingering measles, Mrs J H Davison and three children returned from a four week visit near Fort Valley where her sister Alice wed John Lee. Attendants included Bertha Kate Davison and cousin. A crowd joined a Sunday turkey feast at Lou Davison’s, with Rev Thomas Everett taking a Providence appointment and a twenty four pupil school opening amid hopes to ward off the illness.
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J. H. Davison
Fort Valley
Alice
John Lee
Lou Davison
Annes
Floretta Market
Huckaby
Sumter City
Carrie
Mamie
Camilla Derrick
Bottsford
Thomas Everett
Dawson
John Feagin
Tam
Lively
Providence
T. A. Davison
Leesburg
Albany
Monticello
Thomasville
Ll.d
Local items and updates from Bronwood Ga January 14 1890
Rain brings mild relief to farmers as school opens with good attendance. Teachers include Prof Edwards and Miss Kate Pickett from Webster. A social trip to Dawson for Little's World. numerous couples noted. Local injuries, illnesses, and moves cited with plans for a wedding rumored. Rev Evans preached at the Methodist church. Mr Uriah Powell had a top roof accident. Mr Simpson plans to move to Anniston. Measles noted for Johnnie and Frank Wilkinson.
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Bronwood
Edwards
Kate Pickett
Webster County
Kate
Dawson
Little’s World
S. W. Denton
Fannie Fawhon
C. F. Benyan
Mollie Ragan
C. A. Chambliss
Annie Mae Hill
Chas, Winkler
A. L. Wilhelm
M. Thompson
Lula Coughman
South Carolina
J. L. Jennings
R. F. Evans
Uriah Powell
C. W. Gunner
W. L. Simpson
Anniston
Ala
Mr. Simpson
Johnnie Leverett
Frank
Board of Trade urged to unite Americus business men
The RECORDER urges Americus to form a Board of Trade to harness public energy for growth. It cites Jacksonville and Atlanta as models, stresses weekly or biweekly meetings, and warns that past opportunities were lost due to lack of organization. Emphasizes cooperative effort to advance industrial resources and city prosperity.
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Bord of
Jacksonville
Florida
Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce
The
Recorder
Americus
Board of Trade
Bueymneas
Georgia Railroads: Olive Bill Fails Yet Growth Accelerates
As Georgia legislators debated the Olive bill, railroad syndicate fears proved unfounded. Last year saw about 300 miles of new lines, and this year may approach 600 miles, doubling the prior rate. Expanded rail networks unlock timber lands, increase taxable wealth, and attract foreign capital, signaling that obstructionist policy would hinder progress.
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Georgia
United States
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Official Council Roceedings
H. A. Harris
Americus Gas Light Company
Brown & Mardre
E. D. Analey
W. A. Cook
D. K. Brinson
Clerk of the Superior Court
Elizabeth Congleton
Daniel Bostick
City of Americus
Lester Street
Dupont Guerry
Moses Speer
C. A. Huntington
Hooks
M. Speer
C. C. Hawkins
M. G. Morgan
Consideration
W.T. Walton
Kate Callaway
Spring Street
Susan Weekley
Mary J. Tyner
Narcessan J.grant
Virginia H. Gray
T. M. Furlew
Sevea
Danville Road
C.C. Hawkins
A. T. Oliver
Coker Street
Reuben Coltin
Charles Catledge
C. A. Catledge
Wm. Hooks
16Th District
J. A. Kendrick
John K. Wheatley
Jackson Street
O. A. Coleman
Atlanta National Bailding and Loan Association
R. L. Oliver
Lowe
Americus, Ga
Mossy Dell
Georgis
Pricy
Chicago
Lot
Solomon’s
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