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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1886
Page
5
Public notice says dog law takes effect today and dogs found without a muzzle will be caught and placed in the pound. Publisher Gl essner notes dog control details and offers guidance through the paper.
Last week the mill dam was repaired and the creek wore a deep channel to the ford. Water rushed down the stream washing out sand and leaving the ford deep. Saturday a Black man driving two mules drowned one mule while others escaped. The ford is dangerous and should be repaired.
The town buzzes with legislative races and candidacy talk as Hon. W. M. Hawkes seeks a senator post amid editorials urging a walkover. Excursions to Buena Vista and a bustling ice factory interplay with new straw hats, planters shoes, and a calendar cigar. Recent sermons, barbecues, a fishing tale, and fresh arrivals at HD Watts and J. A. Davenport offer a snapshot of everyday life in the county.
The dispatch reports fine rains and growing crops with oats turning out better than expected but overall poor. It notes a county political forecast favoring Gordon with McArthur lacking delegates and Crisp seen winning 95 of 100 votes. A candidate for Tax Collector, R R Stewart, is praised for handling his late father's affairs and promises to benefit his family.
A local ad touts E. J. Eldridge as reliable and enterprising, carrying top stock and securing agencies for popular items. It claims Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption will cure throat chest or lung affections and invites readers to call for a free bottle.
The Sumter County election returns were consolidated by the Democratic Executive Committee without trouble as each precinct was recorded. The report lists votes by precinct and district with numbers reflecting the tally. A neighboring picnic is announced for Buena Vista on Friday June 25 with a round trip from Americus and return travel details.
Reported in Voroner Speight's Reconpes, a Thursday fight between two Black men left Peter Cammon fatally wounded. Coroner Speight held an inquest. three witnesses said Charlie Williams stabbed Cammon. The jury ruled Cammon died June 12, 1886 from knife wounds inflicted by Williams on June 10, 1886, declaring the act murder.
A historical notice lists unclaimed letters awaiting pickup at the American Post Office with names A through W and multiple initials. It warns letters not claimed within thirty days will be sent to the Dead Letter Office, and includes dates and a request for recipients to call for their mail.
Monday’s visitor toured the Ice Factory and learned the compression ammonia freezing method. The Consolidated Ice Machinery Co of Chicago built the Boyle plant with a 60 hp boiler and 40 hp engine, producing up to fifteen tons of ice daily from brine cooled by ammoniated gas.
Montazuma June 15 General Gordon carries Putnam County without opposition and Bacon leads in Macon county by one hundred two votes. The governor race shows Gordon supporters gaining strength while Bacon backers celebrate. The county results hint at statewide shift toward Gordon with lingering regency tensions.
The annual meeting of stockholders of the Americas Preston and Lumpkin Railroad was held at the courthouse. President Hawkins reported finances and operations. The stock may be increased to two hundred thousand dollars and a board of directors elected.
A first person reminiscence recounts an election bet over McArthur votes in Sumter County. The narrator details forming a delegation from Crisp County, arranging tickets, and a messy election day with miscast ballots and shifting loyalties. The letter-writer signs as W.A.
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