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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1884
Page
2
A long mixed column discusses railroad plans from Smithville to Preston, local political activity with Sumter county Republicans, and national figures cited by a Cincinnati Enquirer correspondent. It mentions the Greater Americus area, medium-sized town concerns, and various election dates and figures without cohesive focus.
Several breaks in levees near the city over the past days were minor. A major crevasse opened at the Davis plantation fifteen miles above the city. In St Charles parish the break widening with overflow reported. Planters mobilize large force. railroads to supply help to seal the breach.
Facciolle, a Paris-born carpenter and cabinet maker living in Jacksonville, won one fifth of the 375,000 prize from the February 12 1884 drawing. He turned up at the Louisiana State Lottery office with ticket fragment No 14842 and exchanged it for a bank check. He plans to stay in New Orleans a year then return to France to visit family, while friends hope for his happiness.
A prominent gentleman notes a plan to build a railroad from Preston Webster County to intersect the Central Railroad here. Smithville is seen as the best touch point due to facilities and low iron prices. Backers claim grading would be nominal and Smithville could become a regional metropolis if the line proceeds. Let the ball be kept in motion.
In the Third District Republicans announce a candidate for Congress and will hold a meeting in Americus on the 27th to discuss the race and organize an active campaign. Houston and Laurens counties have joined the district boosting Republican strength, though Houston remains Democratic in majorities. The Mississippi flood likeliest to rival last year. Vicksburg water may reach forty-two feet, already at forty-five. The Red River at Shreveport stays high while the Ohio declines, prompting concern for flood-prone lower Mississippi regions.
The Rail road Commission discussion recalls Americus once had a Board of Trade that held influence. It asks what happened to that body and why it cannot be revived, reflecting on local business civic groups and their fate.
A descriptive piece on ideal cremation facilities in a future science frame narrates a ceremonial viewing in a grand white marble temple. It contrasts solemn rites with objectionable features, critiques Mormon land schemes tied to converts, and ends with social observations on hair styling affecting behavior.
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