Local News Highlights From Americus Area Court and Roads
The mayor held a profitable session Wednesday. The 8. A. M. road broad gauge progress and a new schedule to the Americ a and Columbus road are noted. Tom Woolfolk sentenced to August in Houston county. Regular ordinary's court to meet Monday. New bicycle model admired. A M road work includes heavy freight, engines set up in Cordele, and electric plant materials arriving. Homes on Jefferson and Forsyth streets under construction. Judge Ansley speech at court house cited. Two-story rookery between court house and jail offered for purchase. A boy arrived Friday, mother and child doing well. Water wagon loads sold on streets. fruits and dried goods seen. Perry & Brown store advertises Neahes, Azores, and side. Plans for Midland railroad relocation discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munday
Tom Woolfolk
Houston
America
Columbus
W. M. Jones
K. Dick Smoot
George Nix
Cordele
M.N. Edwards
Jefferson Street
J. C. Hogue
Court House
and Armstead Dodson
Azores
AlHance
Perry & Brown
New Orleans
Arehl- Brice
Atlanta
WN. V. Leftwich
Lyneh‘a
Midland Railroad
Americus
Summer Heat and Local Notices Mix in Town
The paper comments on the heat with humidity near 75 to 80 percent and advises calm, moderate eating and clothing for summer. It notes that astronomical summer starts Friday the 21st, mentions lace caps sale at Thornton Wheatley, and reports church, social, and municipal notices including a Baptist Laymen Union meeting date, a tea party for Miss Helen Hawkins, sewerage survey progress, and local court actions involving Pat Nixon and Gus McColora over a mule.
Chancellor Boggs to Speak in Americus on Friday Night
A committee of alumni city officials and the board of education will host Chancellor Boggs upon his Americus arrival. He will speak at the opera house Friday at 8:30 PM, followed by a reception at the library. Boggs, praised as eloquent, has addressed major Georgia cities and seeks to meet Americus citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Boggs
Americus
Our
City
Opera House
Library
Atlanta
Augusta
Savannah
Macon
Columbus
State University
Presbyterian Church of
Memphis
Americus notices and business briefs mix in July items
C Lowe brokerage in Americus lists dividend details for Southwestern railroad payable after June 29 with payment locations in Macon and Savannah. Ad for New Home Sewing Machine touts sales surpassing one million, plus a note on Americus barbecue club date change to the second July Thursday. Also mentions optician A K Hawkes of the Christian Advocate and Crystalized Lenses, with reference to Dr Eldridge and Lyantae text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Railroad
Macon
Central Georgia Bank
Savanah
Central Railroad Bank
Americus Barbecue Club
A. K. Hawkes
United States
E. J. Eldridge
Americus, Ga
Savannah fund canvass extended to July 1 1890
A Savannah board of trade meeting for the 50 000 railroad fund raised 33 431 with calls to extend the canvass to July 1 1890. Sponsors urged continuing small subscriptions and four installment payments while trustees secure guarantees from Americus Investment Co to complete the line to Savannah by December 1890.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah News
Savannah, Americus and Montgomery
Board of Trade Rooms
Joseph E. Weed
I. G. Haas
Jos. Hull
Messrs
Hull, Lazaron
John R. Young
Board of Trade
Lazaron
Hull
Young
John Flannery
Herman Myers
R. D. Guerard
J. P. Wilams
E. A. Well
Americus Investment Company
Savannah
Mr. Reed
Local Briefs From Americus and Nearby Towns
Derma Lotion cures skin diseases. Numerous residents and visitors reported in Americus and nearby towns, including Mrs. Allen Fort improving, and officials from Atlanta, Macon, Columbus, and Montezuma in the city on business. Ten prisoners are jailed locally. a depot safe in Buena Vista was blown open, with sixty five dollars stolen. A Capta in Montgomery welcomed a grandson weighing ten pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Fort
John M. Green
Atlanta
Brick Miller
Buena Vista
Americus
Chas. N. Woodruff
Macon
B. H. Ray, Esq
Buens Vista
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Ericy
Czorg
Stanfield
Maryland
E. D. Ansley
Guano Works
Charley Huntington
Aca
Y College
Oxford
Excelfn Jatin
Sol
Eis
Thornton Wheatley's
Baptist
Sumter County
New Hope
Pleasant Grove
J. H. Daniel
W. F. Easterlin
W. R. Chapman
L. F. Harr
Tilang-Eon Cor
H. Byrd
Kenesaw Mills Co
McFerran, Shallcross & Co
Magnolia
Wadera
T. N. Hawkes
A. C. Blyine
Helen
E. A. Hawkins
Helen Hawkins
Flora Wheatley
Ibbie Prince
Corde
Nannie Lou Hawkins
Melvin Callaway
Ella Lou Harrold
Sarah Cobb
W. K. Wheatley
Ben Campbell
W. E. Hawkins
John Sheffield
W. C. Wright
Hugh M. Brown
Eugene Hawkins
Will Smith
Furlow
Williamson
Rudolph Herring
New York
Messia
Earl
Sewerage Committee
Pat Nixon
Gus McColora
Pat
Gus
Lamar
Bogg
Exposition Park
Wildwood Park
Troy
Chattahoochee
C. &. Lowe
Broker and Commission Merchant
Express
Thornton Wheatley
Tha-Satoon
Ballie
Georgia
Americus Agency
Alabama
Lori Wanken
E.T. Cunkinron
G. P
Central
Police Headquarters
Brinson
Cook’s Pharmacy
Cotton Avenue
Arthur Rylander
SI Hawkins’ Market
New Book
M.br
Calvin Carter &Son
A. Carter
Charley Johnson
J. M. Roberts
Eastman
Oconee
J. E. DeVaughn
Montezuma
Virgil Duncan
Stewart Bros
Roscoe Hinton
McRae
C. G. Gray
Fort Valley
the Americas Guano Works
Annie
Francis Bell
A. C. Bell
Capital Female College
Francis
Fran
T. J. Brannon
Montgomery
Mesere
Johnnie Allen
James Cotney
Enterprise
Davenport Bro
J. A. Davenport
Lacy Hinton
Thos, C. Williams & Co
Richmond
Virginia
P.C. Creca & Co
Jackson Street
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