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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1887
Page
5
Mrs Sol Usry died at her home near the city on Monday morning after a long illness. She was about twenty five, a daughter of the late Dr Cam E Smith, and had suffered from consumption for an extended period.
Melon growers in Lee County expanded their plantings after strong sales last season. Several large growers report good stands and aim to market melons earlier, protected by pine straw during recent frosts. Plants are healthy and vigorous.
The Walters family is stricken as Mrs Walters lies in critical condition after measles led to pneumonia. Four or five young children also suffer from measles, with two in serious danger, while the husband Thomas Walters and others seek care and comfort.
A plain statement warns that practicing medicine without a diploma and court registration is illegal. The note lightly urges young practitioners to comply with the law to avoid severe penalties and future trouble.
At the last council meeting it was agreed to purchase a handsome truck from the Protection Fire Company of Macon for Protection No. 1. The new truck, nearly new and costing about seven hundred dollars originally, will be paid for with four hundred dollars from the council and proceeds from the old truck sale. It should arrive soon and complete the department. Mrs. Thos. Walters died of pneumonia at her city home after weeks of measles and illness. She was about 38 or 40, leaving a husband and six children. Her death followed meningitis in her mother and illness among the children. The remains were taken to Lebanon Church for interment yesterday morning.
Lizzie Cutts 45, walking with Mrs Dann toward the A. P. L. trestle, was struck by the 9:88 express near Church Street. The train brake was applied but she died seconds later at home on Troupe Street. Blame placed on her own carelessness. engineer Frank McGhee blameless. no inquest held.
The article argues residents can raise vegetables at home to beat Florida imports. It cites Mrs. Anns Stanford enjoying Hoglish peas from her garden and notes wind damaged vines. It stresses that with proper effort gardens, snow, and a few acres can supply peas potatoes radishes asparagus lettuce greens and reduce grocer and butcher bills.
Sheriff Wilson and Deputy Bass located E. Johnson Matthews, a colored school teacher from Dawson and later Kufaula, accused of a grave crime. He is jailed in town awaiting transfer papers. Meanwhile local students enjoy an extended vacation. Soda Water and Ginger Ale now available at Davanroni's.
A letter from Centerville GA recounts experiences with the St Andrews Bay Railroad and Land Company selling twenty five land warrants and house plans. Warrants state a one dollar recording fee to secure deeds and a refund policy. The writer alleges overcharges for recording and lack of response or lands claimed.
Fifty bushels of peanuts arrived from Tennessee in a single shipment. The piece notes such quantities are frequent in a country where the nut grows well, estimating a yearly cost of 3250 dollars at 1 25 per bushel, implying the cotton crop would be needed to pay for peanuts, a satire on contemporary excess.
A Ty Ty resident writes that the town would donate the entire right of way to connect with the Americus road making Ty Ty a terminus. The route would open a new turpentine and lumber district and reach a fertile farming region away from the Central railroad. Ty Ty advantages noted over Isabella.
Local items describe cotton trade, railroad traffic, and real estate as Americus grows. Mentions tax burdens, wood yard plans, and new dwellings while reporting a fatal engine accident and court expectations. Prominent locals visit, merchants sell instruments, artesian waters attract visitors, and Cousens Honey of Tar advertised as a cough remedy.
We have secured the agency for I. W. Hansen's Nataox County Wig key a Kentucky whiskey. Direct from the distillery it rests five years enhancing softness and flavor akin to imported cognac brandy while surpassing its purity. shipped to be direct from the distillery where it has stored five years.
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