Americus Works Expand As AM Road Signals Rise
Amid bustling growth Americus prepares for new post office Forsyth street building and lumber influx while AM road installs signals along the line. Local residents report hundreds of washouts on Americus Columbus road and a surge of poles for the electric light plant.
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Gssre
Levi Tower
George Beatley
A. M
Forsyth Street
I Iy
Columbus Road
S A M Railway Holds Fourth Annual Stockholders Meeting
The S A M railway held its fourth annual stockholders meeting at the opera house. Of 1514 shares, 12701 were represented. Officers elected include president S H Hawkins and secretary treasurer S C Cooper with director nominees listed. Outlook notes completion to deep water by April 1890 and noted gains from 1889. Quiet marriage of Miss Lillian Watts to Mr J G Faulk announced with Forsyth as future home. Western Union manager John W Turner to remain after initial plans to leave were reconsidered.
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A. P. & L. Railroad
Opera House
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Tompkin
Cooper
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W. E. Murphey
C. A. Huntington
Thornton Wheatley
George W. Glover
H. D. Watts
R. M
Lee Street
Mixa Lillian
J. G. Faulk
Forsyth
A. B. Campbell
Lillian
Mr. Faulk
Cater & Faulk
John W. Turner
Western Union Telegraph Office
Turner
Aimericas
South
George Stanfield
Confederate Veterans
M. Wheatley
Cutts
M. B. Council
Wierras
Curra
M. B. Counci
County Court Session Clears Several Cases
The quarterly county court met with Judge Pilsbury and Hon. C. J. Hudson. Wes McGrady pled guilty to assault and battery and was fined 35 dollars or six months on the chain gang. The State vs W H Scarborough for keeping an upping house on Sunday was found not guilty. Charles Carter, colored, for gambling, not guilty. George Kelly, colored, misdemeanor, guilty. Court convenes again this morning at the usual hour.
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C. J. Hudson
Wes McGrady
W. H. Scarborough
Charles Carter
Gawing
George Kelly
Wright & Strother to Grade Savannah Westward from Eden
Dr W F Wright of Wright & Strother is in Savannah to begin grading from west of Eden to the Choopee river, about forty to fifty miles. He plans to start today and have 200 men by tomorrow, with 600 to 800 workers within ten days, drawing labor from Georgia the Carolinas Alabama and from Macon and Augusta. Supplies are being gathered at Eden to support the operation.
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Pulaski House
Morning News
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Choopee
Alabama
Georgia
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Macon
Augusta
Charleston
Dabney
Savannah and Western Railroad
Choo‘pee River
Belknap
Kansas City
New Stables Lease Hailed. Sermon Opens Reverend Adams
Advert explains Mosers Schumpert Haynes lease Shrine building for a first class sale and feed stable. Introductory sermon by Rev. Robt Adams at Presbyterian church praised. Adams expected to win hearts. Also ad for Flavoring Extracts from Cook's Pharmacy and a long list of unclaimed letters in Sumter County, Americus post office, with 1889 date. Three rebellions in the stomach article promotes Ho stotter's Stomach Bitters as a digestive aid before meals.
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Robt. Adams
Presbyterian Church
Mr. Adams
State of Georgia
Sumter County
Americas Post-Office
Hargie Barre
Lord J Bryant
J J Bird
C Collins
Cargie
Mamie Carter
W H Craig
E R Coor
Lula Creford
J Critt
R M Crittenden
Jack Crausey
Mayor Felder Drives Support For New Hotel Project
Mayor Felder reports strong progress in boosting local stock for the proposed hotel. Citizens are urged to actively participate, subscribing to the initiative and resisting reliance on outsiders for town improvements. Dr. R. C. Black returns home after months in Texas.
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Americas
R. C. Black
Texas
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