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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1887
Page
5
Your notice outlines subscription terms and rates. It states a two dollar per year rate for those who pay in advance and clarifies one dollar per year in advance as the standard term. The message emphasizes prompt payment and annual pricing.
The Buena Vista and Ellaville districts elected directors yesterday with Sumter A Harrold J W Wheatley M Speer J Perry D W Bagley N A Abide for Sumter Marion and Schley members named. B Harrold chosen president. local report notes other organizational steps and regional railroad progress toward Abbeville and Savannah.
Capt C W Felder announces continued candidacy to store and handle farmers cotton in Sumter and surrounding areas. He cites sixteen years in warehousing and cotton handling and invites farmers to entrust sales to him at the Gear Warehouse on the north side of the public square after the first Ist, with scalesman J D Peard assisting.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a discussion of the Brady Bill, its fate in Congress, and expected votes. Mentions advocates and opponents evenly divided, with the bill possibly rising in a few days. Referenced names appear garbled, indicating uncertain transcriptions.
In Enterprise Webster county a large picnic drew hundreds from Americus Columbus Buena Vista and Cuthbert to a grove near J P P Harrell. The event featured dancing a string band an abundant feast and orderly good will highlighting strong schools led by Prof J O Layfield and lasting friendships formed among neighbors.
Two Hawkinsville firms near finalizing removal to Americus with plans to open by September 1. Mesers, Fitzgerald & Co. will take over M. H. Ford & Co. on Lamar street and operate an extensive business. Max Aultman & Co. will start a wholesale and retail liquor and tobacco business by September 1, securing space in the Hawkins House Block and dispatching a road sales force to build a trade. The shifts underscore Americus as a growing Georgia trade center and a desirable location for business.
Speight v Mize was argued before Judge Pilsbury in the County Court Tuesday morning. The case centered on cattle breaking into a field and injuring growing crops, with the defendant acting under a possessory warrant and refusing payment. The court ruled for the plaintiff, and some expect an appeal to the Superior Court in October.
A historical notice urges mothers to administer White's Dream Vermifage at home when children show worm symptoms such as cough fever appetite changes and nose picking. The ad stresses prompt action upon clear signs of infestation to save senses.
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