Americus Daily and Weekly Recorder notes and local items
The Americus Daily and Weekly Recorder announces pricing for daily and weekly papers, notes office moves, local real estate loans, and several court and crime items. It reports moving telegraph services, a drunkenness fine, a serious stab incident in Abbeville, and local business ads including H M Brown’s store and a new real estate loan total. It covers local personalities, property deals, a trout sighting, and a Salvation Army issue. It ends with an advertisement note and a humorous aside about Dr Bull’s Dough Syrup.
Spring Fights Break Out Around Jackson Street altercation
Local reports describe a pair of early week confrontations in Springfield. C M Wheatley and Prof Carl Schneider exchanged words over a recent residence sale, then briefly fought in front of Schneider’s office on Jackson Street before friends separated them. Later, Schneider and George Wheatley clashed near Cotton Avenue outside Wheatley's store, again ending after a few minutes with bystanders stepping in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Watts
Joe Bernhardt
C. M. Wheatley
Carl Schneider
Latters
Jackson Street
Schneider
Mr. Schneider
Cotton Avenue
Geo. D. Wheatley
George
Queer Light Visits City Vendors With Copying Books
Yesterday a Negro drummer with a grip visited business men in our city collecting orders for copying books and ink on behalf of the Centennial Manufacturing Company of Cincinnati Ohio. The piece notes the strange sights encountered when gun laws are relaxed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centennial Manufacturing Company
Cincinnati
Ohio
Death of Stephen B. Howell Jr in county district
Mr Stephen B Howell Jr died Thursday night at Dr Bagleys residence in the 28th district of the county from congestion of the river. He was a young man of prominence with many friends who regret his death. The March Georgia Teacher prints a page article by Prof J M Gannon on Normal Class Work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen B. Howell, Jr
Bagley
Howell
The
Georgia Teacher
Atlanta
J. M. Gannon
M.D. Saunders
Brick Yard Prospects Open in Americus
Mr. J. W. Carroll of Covington is corresponding with a local gentleman to establish a brick yard in Americus. The paper notes Americus offers a prime opening for this enterprise and would welcome Mr. Carroll if he proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Carroll
Covington
Americus
Carroll
New Houses by Mr Wheatley on Jackson Street
Mr C M Wheatley completed a neat two story cottage on Jackson street near Mr C M Cohen and started a larger two story residence beside it. The two houses are praised for architectural beauty and convenience and are said to be unmatched in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Wheatley
Jackson Street
C. M. Cohen
A Lively Times Reports Fire Near the Dell
Yesterday SI Hawkins started a small grass fire above the Dell that quickly spread to the awamp. He fought the flames and burned his hands while preventing the blaze from reaching the fencing around the field. New Delivery Wagon noted. Joiner and Nicholson bought a handsome wagon to run with their store. J R Leamon repainted and lettered it for display, to be used today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SI Hawkins
Joiner & Nicholson
J. R. Leamon
Edmond Davis and Alice Davis Wed in City Home
Edmond Davis and Alice Davis were married at 9 o clock Tuesday morning at the residence of Mr E Taylor. Rev A B Campbell officiated. The couple are well known colored residents with many friends among white residents in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Taylor
Edmond Davis
Alice Davis
A. B. Champbell
Seed delivery and puzzled boy in courthouse square
Yesterday Mr. A W Smith received twelve hundred pounds of seeds to plant this year and promised more later. A boy asked his father what the three big 8s on Mr Hills fence meant, and the father replied the phrase Solid Sunny Booth, my child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Smith
Court House Square
Hills
World's Sunday School Convention to Convene in London
The World's Sunday School Convention will convene in London on May 2 and run for three days. Tickets for the round trip cost 16000 dollars. Several parties in America consider making the trip. Also advised is a New Home Sewing Machine offer claiming to prevent water overflow by buying the machine, with warranty from New Home Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Amerique
Southern Express asks for bigger wagons to meet demand
The Southern Express Company has outgrown its one-horse wagon. Agent Cooper seeks a large two-horse wagon and two good horses to handle daily loads. The office relies on prompt, reliable service, and the Recorder previously noted growth would require expanded facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Express Company
Cooper
Wich
Express
Itkcorper
Dredge Boat at Muckalee Creek and Local Notices
Dredge boat of Capt. J. M. Wilkins reaches the 8. A. M. railroad trestle across Muckalee creek and will be on view near the trestle. A county court note mentions Judge Fort’s nine-week bench duty due to time changes. Also reported is the death of Dr. M. D. Saunders of Smithville, a respected citizen, and a proposal for an experimental city farm run by locals with W. H. Tondee as superintendent and Bob Johnson as manager. An upright Stultz & Bauer piano from New York is described as elegant with a mellow tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Wilkins
Muckalee Creek
Capt. Wilkins
Superior Court
Fort
W. H. Tondee
Bob Johnson
Hill & Seltneider
Stultz & Bauer
New York
Money Loaned at Mutual Building and Loan Meeting
At the regular meeting of the Mutual Building and Loan Association the following parties borrowed money J N B Carson borrowed on five shares at 50 percent Mrs M E Tommey borrowed on five shares at 49 percent B H Mayo borrowed on one share at 49 percent
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mutual Building and Loan Association
J. N. B. Carson
M. E. Tommey
B. H. Mayo
Infant death trembles Spartanburg family visit homebound
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Oliphant, formerly Miss Minnie Drane of Spartanburg, died at Capt. Drane's residence during a visit. The remains will return to Spartanburg today. Charles Eden of Trinidad Colorado reports Brewer's Lung Restorer cured his son’s lung throat affliction after one bottle, cough vanished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Eden
Trinidad
Colorado
Fire destroys nine buildings on Neil Ray plantation
A deliberate blaze on Neil Ray’s farm near the Walker Carter home burned nine buildings, including a new barn. Stock and equipment were saved, but the loss is estimated at 2000 dollars with 500 dollars insured. Ray was away at a Masonic lodge meeting. ignition appears intentional.
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Neil Ray
Walker Carter
Ray
Daniel Bagley Plantation
Americus
Masonic Lodge
Paper supply and business move noted in local ads
The Reconner explains it does not wholesale or borrow paper while boasting a large stock including print, flat, and note heads. Harrie & Payne announce a move to the Hudson Building after expanding their business and hiring skilled workers. An auction on the public square sold N A Smith room furniture and a library, with Georgia Reports volumes bringing $861.00.
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Reconner
Valdosta Times
Camilla Clarion
Albany News
Abbeville Times
Montezuma Record
Recorpex
N. A. Smith
Public Square
Georgia
Leesburg merchant T. J. Mason suspends business
News reached the city Saturday that T. J. Mason, a Leesburg merchant, was about to make an assignment. Several wholesale merchants who had extended him credit hurried to recover their claims, leaving him unable to continue. Mason had conducted a thriving business and friends regret his compelled exit from commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Mason
Leesburg
Mason
Captured Hog Thief Ike West Located in Leesburg
Ike West a Negro who stole a hog from Nell Ray earlier this month was captured in Leesburg Friday. Deputy H. D. Cobb went to bring him in yesterday. Initial belief tied him to a barn theft, but his jail presence in Leesburg that night clears him. He is now in the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike West
Nell Ray
Leesburg
D. Cobb
Wasp In Stinging Stand Confounds Salvation Officer
Yesterday evening in the court house square a wasp attacked a Salvation Army lieutenant colonel during a memorial. The insect stung for five minutes before flying away in disgust. Also noted is Prof Mike Hindman Norris, a notable dramatic elocutionist and comedian, who will present a literary entertainment in Americus, a familiar persona to locals who have attended before. The text mentions relief from neuralgia advertised as a Salvation Oil product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Court House Square
Mike Hindsman Norris
Dramie
Americus
Organize a Home Fire Insurance Company in Americus
A call to form a home fire insurance company in Americus to escape the Southeastern Tariff Association. Merchants claim a few thousand dollars startup, with potential dividends and a healthy surplus based on examples in Atlanta Macon and Columbus. Local names urged to sign for decent rates and independent coverage.
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Americas
Southeastern Tariff Association
Atlanta
Macon
Columbus
Americus
Messrs. Speer
Hawkins, Bagley
Harrold
Johnson, Windsor
Thomasville City Hopes For A Grand Hotel
A local letter argues Americus has a milder climate but Thomasville could host a large, commodious hotel. Estimates claim Northern visitors spend eight to nine thousand dollars daily during winter, keeping money in town as residents prosper. The note praises solid, stylish local buildings and the Northwest town appearance.
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Thomasys
Americus
Strange
Hotemittee
Colone Wright
Consumption cured promised by physician in old remedy
A former physician offers a free distribution by mail of a vege remedy said to cure consumption catarrh asthma and nervous complaints. The note says the doctor tested the cure in many cases and will send instructions and ingredients in French or English upon request to W A Now 149 Powers Block Rochester New York. The Experimental Farm announces it cannot accept the proposed arrangement and names J W Farlow as acting manager while one partner travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East India
W. A
Power's Block
Rochester
N. Novi
New Street Planned Through Donated Right of Way
Aldermen Joy Williams with Mesars ington and Speer donated right of way to lay out a new sixty foot wide street called Spring Street near Magnolia. It will run to the rear of Dr. B Black’s residence and connect with Friendship Road at the intersection near Capt. Adde’s home place. Land along the route will soon be laid out and sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy Williams
Mesarsington and
Speer
Spring Street
Magnolia
Dr. B Black
Friendship Road
Capt. Adde
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