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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1884
Page
4
In Americus records, water in Oglethorpe Well was struck Wednesday at a depth of three to four hundred feet. The flow reached about fifty gallons per minute. The clear cold water cost the town a little over $500. The community congratulates their neighbor on the success.
On St Swithin's Day the town notes a superstition about rain. The Club postponed its meeting to Friday the 25th at Judge Kendrick's. Readings, a pear limb, and a LeConte pear shipment from Smithville are discussed along with local ads for Basanko Pile Remedy and hotel improvements.
The Artesian club defeated Montezuma twelve to nineteen as Oglethorpe and the Commercial City sent strong squads to Montezuma. Hawkins behind the bat, Hare on the mound, and strong fielding by Cain and Davis led a well attended match, with the local ladies showering bouquets in appreciation. The visit ended with praise for mutual hospitality and plans to return the favor.
Fray Sorres and Muckabee remarks. Mrs. Lt. Batfield dies. Commercial City Club trips to Albany and New York. Weather, guns ordinance, teacher search, lime costs, and cattle questions. Rylan der Academy to be led by Prof. Allen. Dried fruits, apples, and dried fruit profits discussed. Harry Webber to perform Nip and Tuck Heiress Hunters. Americus Preston and Lumpkin railroad gains, Georgia Horticultural Society meeting in Macon. Artesians praised for hospitality in Dawson and Americus. Albany News.
Local notices list residents traveling for summer and business trips. Mrs. Perry heads to North Georgia resorts, Foster to New York for fall and winter purchases, Miss Clegg visiting Americus relatives, and families from Hawkinsville, Bartow, and Eufaula planning summer activities and visits.
A friendly shooting contest began at one o clock with Americus vs Schley county squads. Turpin suffers a headache and quits after ten birds. Jim Wilkins, still healing from a wound, stops with eighty seven birds. Americus finishes ahead by about a hundred birds. They plan to shoot at Friendship next Monday.
The page blends ads for Langtry hoop skirts and bustles with a long obituary for Georgia V. Barrow, detailing her birth, marriage, church membership, and virtuous life. It notes fashion patterns and corsets from vendors, and includes notices of sales and ready to wear goods from local merchants.
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