Amouricus Georgia Hints at Growth and Prosperity
Amuricus in Sumter County presents itself as the commercial capital of Southwest Georgia. The town boasts mills, factories, two steamers, a cotton seed oil mill, banks, schools, churches, a library, newspapers, and numerous mercantile firms. It is described as a healthy, scenic center with rising population and wealth, inviting enterprising traders and farmers to settle and invest, with information available from the Amuricus Recorder.
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Americas
Sumtersosasy
Govrain
Cairoad
Hboon
Florida Line
America
Spolndin
Amtriens
Georgia
Preston and Lampkin Wailtos
Axwiricus Recomnen
Amoricus
Local Mont Marketarea Firms List in 1886 Advertisement
A dense 1886 advertisement lists numerous Mont Market area firms and professionals including C N Burkhalter real estate broker J B Hinkle physician A Drooks physician J A Fort druggist L B Bosworth grocer Thornton Wheatley dry goods and more. Also named are J W Sheffield Co hardware firm Harris Co hardware and E D Shlipp attorney at law among others. scattered notes mention Forsyth Street Jackson Street and Cotton Avenue with addresses and specialties. The list reads like a directory of doctors merchants attorneys and tradespeople active in Americas Georgia in 1886.
The Gubernatorial Canvass and County Mentions
A long column lists delegates per county, instruction status, and totals for gubernatorial candidates, alongside scattered notes on county tax digests, Prohibition votes, and local curiosities. We note Terrell Forsyth Brook s and Lincolns two sisters marriages, plus tobacco plantings and a curious kitten pair from Macon.
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Augricus
Cutton
Amuricus
Generel
Fyave
Bes
Jake Israels
Cotton Avenue
Bank of Atérious
W.b.bachansa Pa
E. A. Speer
Ofuchanan & Speer
W.B. Buchanan
W. B. Buchan
E. A.speer
Davis
Caleb Mei
New Home Sewing Americas
W. Harris
C. N. Burkhalter
Heal Estate and Loan Broker
Comnell & Williford
OBE & Parker
Mont Market
Famly Groceries
Bank of Americas
J. B. Hinkle
Taylor
Bosworth
Forsyth St
A. Thornton, JR
People's National Bank
Bart
J. G. “B. Sullivan
Lamar
J. K. Prince
Bohr Wheatley
Thornton Wheatley
Pablia Square
Jackson Streat
J. W. Sheffield & CO
Forsyth and Jankon Sta
JW. Harris & Co
E. D. Shlipp
L. J Black
Ore Aice
Courthouse
C. Matthews
Council & Williford
Wi Itera
A. Ansle’ Co
Amn
Forsyth Street
Second Fie
Supreme Court
J. 8
Agnes Ayooue
Amteo 7
Sommers
Nest Loor
Jorge Stapleton
H. W. Howard
Hides and Commission
A. Bell
Dudley
Jackson St
Pesta
Punary bin Capen
Hinshla
Bathoma Sea Bop Iis Bie Drag Store
Ore
Beorusa News
Terrell County
Forsyth County
Tallulah
Thomas
Brooks
Clayton
Gilmer County
Lincoln County
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Lowndes County
J. W. Edge
Macon
Montezuma
Edge
Atlanta
Thomasville
Orr
Thomas County
David Stevens
George Merrill
Durham
Oyster River
Maryland
Mr. Merrill
Connecticut
Detroit Free Press
Michigan
Livingston County
Bailey
Bill
Bill Bailey
New York State
Westmoreland
Weastmoreland Bros
Greenville
8. C
Mesora
Westmoreland Bros
J. B. Sagaman
J. A
D. F. Davencport
Business Colleges
United States
Eaton
Business
Law
Medicine
Theology
Philadelphia
Times Star
Times-Star
Fort Assinaboine
Montana
xerDy
North America
New Orleans
Pensacola
Ils
Des Moines
FE. Ouater
Ft. Buford
Montons
Ft. Quater
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Telescinnati
Cippinnati
Nowaman
Albert Smith
South
Socus
Cornell
D. I. Wilcoxson
Horse Cave
Bridge
Lea
Alee Appling Bacer
Banks
Bald Aoe
Barto Barrien Bibb
Ripe
Tetfeee Ball
Ae Barke
Aj Botts
Calhoun
Camden Campbel
Catoan
Chariton
Chatham
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Cherokea Chattooga
Clarke
Witless
Clayton Clay Clinch
Cobb
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Colquitt
Crawford
Dade
Dawson Decatur
Dekal
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Dongry
Douglas
Echols
Effinghem
Wheat Elbert
Emanue Fannie Fayet
Fioyd
Ron Forayth
Franklin
Palton
Gilm
Gordo Green Gwinett
Habertham
Horalaon
Harris, Hart
Jeard
Henry, Bonston
Irwin
Jackson Johnson
Aes Jones
Setes Laure
Liberty
Lincoln
Lown
Pkin
McDuffie
Marion
Meriwether
Ae Miller
Monroe
Montgom Morgan
A. Murray
Muscogee
Newton
Oconee
Seeeeee Oglethorpe
Pickens
Soreven
Boalding
Stewart
Suamter
Talliaferro
Tatnall
Telfair
Terrell
Towns
Troupe
Union
Walther Ware
Walton
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