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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1887
Page
8
Abbeville reports a new daily mall arriving via the Americas, Preston and Lumpkin improving town commerce. Local business Jackson & Hall move their steam saw mill, ending Abbeville’s lumber shortage and signaling growth for the community.
In Dawson Georgia on October 31 a residence at the corner of 4th Avenue and Vine Street, owned by the Estate of J. E. Layless and occupied by A. J. Pursley, burned early morning. Roof flames spread from the stove chimney as northwest wind blew. Firemen saved adjacent structures. Pursley kept his furniture. The house, worth about $700, had no insurance and was to be sold for division among the Loyless children, who bore the loss.
Curren Hina notes farmers in Church Hill are disheartened by recent rains that ruin pea crops and delay seed gathering. The writer observes endless complaints about poverty, arguing bad timing and effort affect yields and profits more than weather alone.
Oglethorpe spars with rain at the State Fair where umbrellas and coats sold well while Jeff Davis and Miss Winnie drew attention. A Saturday shooting near town left Nate King uninjured but Jake Denard severely wounded. both to face legal proceedings. An inquest over Gilbert Coogle yielded a manslaughter verdict. Mrs. Willis visits Columbus. Miss Thorpe and Mr. Keen are in town. Prof Hollingsworth’s weaving is town pride. a hammer at the railroad bridge is noted.
Richland notes a busy week of weather, expositions, and fairs now behind us as a new editor reports. A ten pound baby arrives. a wedding is planned. a college festival and minstrel show benefit the college and church. New businesses include a first class hotel and millinery shop. Local moves feature residents renting homes and shops, with several families relocating.
Pithy Putnam from Putnam November 1 notes poor Macon weather and a fruitless search for Jeff Davis at the Fair with a stop in Buena Vista. Mr Stevens sends a fine turnip. youths visit Friendship amid suspected renewed interest. A Florida man named Hogg deserts his wife and pigs. Hancock county profits from Sumter’s mistake at Piedmont as Americus grows to expand room for the Recorder. A next week plan seeks local items. Organ line sellers invite inspection of their stock.
Starkix October report details cotton harvest results court activity and jury service. Grand Jury report highlights county finances amid unresolved issues and a mixed vote on prohibition. Election on November 23 looms with Antis vigilant. Court attendees include several attorneys from nearby towns and Judge Fort pushes business swiftly. Representative Watts and clerk Harrison return from a taxing legislative session.
Advertisement extols Electric Bitters as unrivaled for liver and kidney issues, pimples, malaria, and digestion with a money back guarantee. It also recounts a Whitt Texas rescue after a father and son fell into a sixty foot well during rain, then notes Ayer's Pills as the superior tonic for restoring natural health.
One day sales by Sheriff and Administrator in Dawson changed many property hands. J. B. Perry bought the Sessions place 12 miles south for 601 dollars, A. C. Williams bought the Sasser estate for 800, and C. M. Orr of Macon purchased the Orr house and lot for 375. Loyless lot sold to G. W. Eubanks for 151, while estate lots in Bronwood went for 8 to 25 dollars as administrators worked the sale.
A correspondent reports from Buena Vista in Marion County after a 26 mile ride from Andersonville delayed by heavy freight. He extols the town’s historic associations with Marion and Buena Vista, notes its high elevation, famed healthful climate, and distant view from the courthouse. The piece highlights local eagerness for a direct Americus route, the benefit of the railroad to commerce, and praises the Buena Vista House run by Col. J. H. Lowe.
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